Sankt Erich
Sankt Erich is a Roman Catholic church in Hamburg’s Rothenburgsort district, built between 1961 and 1963. Reinhard Hofbauer shaped the modern structure with a fish-like exterior and a tower visible across the district.
The church replaced the St Josef parish church, destroyed during the Second World War, and reflects Hamburg’s historic connections with Scandinavia. Its column-free nave anticipated ideas from the Second Vatican Council, while a blue-and-yellow honeycomb ceiling recalls the Swedish flag. Rudolf von Beckerath Orgelbau added a two-manual organ with 21 registers in 1969.
Structural damage closed the nave in 2019, leaving the side chapel as the setting for services. From the S-Bahn, the tower stands out between Berliner Tor and Rothenburgsort, as well as along the route between Hammerbrook and the Elbbrücken.
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