Matthäuskirche
Matthäuskirche stands in Stuttgart’s southern Heslach district as a neo-Romanesque church designed by architect Conrad Dollinger. Locals call it the Heslacher Dom. Construction ran from 1876 to 1881, and the building has a prominent 65-metre tower. The site has held religious buildings since the fifteenth century. A chapel and two earlier churches preceded the present structure, which Stuttgart commissioned for the city. The city transferred ownership to the evangelical community in 1890.
Bombing in 1943 and 1944 destroyed the roof, organ, and parts of the vault. Post-war rebuilding restored the church by 1950. Friedrich Weigle’s company installed a new organ in 1952, adding another chapter to the building’s documented history. Renovation ran from 2009 to 2011. The work reopened the sealed crossing dome and reshaped the southeastern rose window and altar area. The interior includes flexible seating for worship and reflection. Matthäuskirche holds cultural heritage monument status in Baden-Württemberg.
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