Schlosskirche (Königsberg)
| Schlosskirche | |
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| 54°42′37″N 20°30′39″E / 54.7102°N 20.5108°E | |
| Location | Second floor, Königsberg Castle, Königsberg, Germany |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1585 |
| Founder(s) | Blasius Berwart of Stuttgart |
| Dedicated | 1594 |
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| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1968 |
The Schlosskirche or Schloßkirche (
.History
Construction of the
Calvinist sermons in the now double-naved church were held in 1641.[5]
On 17 January 1701, Elector
Joachim Ludwig Schultheiß von Unfriedt decorated the church with galleries, a royal box, and high altar.[3]
An
obsequy for Queen Louise of Prussia was held at the church on 11 September 1810. Oberbürgermeister August Wilhelm Heidemann gave the eulogy, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's Messiah were performed, and 2,500 candles were burned. In 1816 the Schlosskirche also began serving as a garrison church (Garnisonkirche).[3]
On 18 October 1861 William I crowned himself king within the church, the first Prussian king to do so in Königsberg since Frederick I.[7][8] A coronation march written specifically by Giacomo Meyerbeer to commemorate the occasion was performed in the Moskowitersaal.[9] Wilhelm Taubert replaced the ill Meyerbeer in directing a celebratory concert by the Hofkapelle.[10]
As part of Königsberg Castle, the Schlosskirche was devastated by the 1944
Bombing of Königsberg and 1945 Battle of Königsberg during World War II. The remnants were demolished in 1968, by which time the city was known as Kaliningrad
.
Decoration
Justitia on the pillars' ornamental consoles in 1606. The stellar vault contained stucco by Hans Windrauch from 1589, while the ceiling stucco was by Matthias Poertzel from 1706 to 1708.[3] The church's Baroque high altar, one of the first in East Prussia, was decorated with wooden sculptures, possibly by Poertzel in 1710. The organ was designed by G. H. Trost and Adam Gottlob Casparini in 1732.[11]
The church was also decorated with the arms of the Order of the Black Eagle.
Gallery
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Courtyard of Königsberg Castle with the Schlosskirche -
Church interior -
Church interior -
Church interior
Notes
References
- Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.
- Baedeker, Karl (1886). Northern Germany: Handbook for travellers. p. 460.
- ISBN 3-422-03025-5.
- Gause, Fritz (1968). Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg. Band II: Von der Königskrönung bis zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs (in German). Köln: Böhlau Verlag. p. 761.
- ISBN 3-428-09454-9.
- ISBN 3-7612-0092-7.
- Mühlpfordt, Herbert Meinhard (1970). Königsberger Skulptoren und ihre Meister 1255–1945 (in German). Würzburg: Holzner Verlag. p. 299.