Kirche Hermannswerder
Kirche Hermannswerder stands on the Hermannswerder peninsula in Potsdam, surrounded by buildings of the Hoffbauer Foundation. Its red-brick walls, pale limestone base, square west tower, pointed arches, and buttresses create a clear neo-Gothic profile. Paul Robert Lembcke designed the church as a cruciform basilica with a transept.
Clara Hoffbauer founded the foundation in memory of her husband, Hermann Hoffbauer, to educate orphans from the educated middle class. Construction began in 1909, one year after Clara Hoffbauer’s death. The church was inaugurated on 9 December 1911 and belongs to the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz.
Inside, ribless vaults and colourful brickwork contrast with the light walls and vault surfaces. Oak furnishings include a pulpit and altar made by Potsdam carpenter Eduard Schulz. Alexander Schuke’s Potsdam workshop built the organ in 1960, giving the church twenty-three registers. Its 52-metre tower rises as a prominent landmark in the island landscape.
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