Sobre este lugar
The Marktkirche, or Market Church, is Wiesbaden's principal Protestant church and one of the finest neo-Gothic brick buildings in Germany. Designed by the Nassau court architect Carl Boos and raised between 1853 and 1862, it replaced the medieval church of St. Mauritius, which had burned to the ground in 1850. Boos modelled his creation on Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin, but pushed the concept far further, giving the church five towers and a main spire that soars almost 98 metres into the sky. It was the first entirely brick building ever constructed in the Duchy of Nassau, and its warm red facade stands in vivid contrast to the pale stucco and stone of the surrounding spa town. Inside, a vaulted ceiling painted as a deep blue starry sky arches over a nave 50 metres long, while a celebrated Walcker organ fills the space with sound.
Datos clave
- 98 meters — The west tower stands nearly 98 metres tall, still the highest building in all of Wiesbaden
- 49 bells — Its carillon of bronze bells is the largest in the state of Hesse
- 1862 year — The church was consecrated after nine years of construction, begun in 1853
📍 Marktplatz 5, 65183, Wiesbaden