Christuskirche, Protestant church in Neustadt-Nord, Cologne, Germany.
Christuskirche is a Protestant church in the Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne, combining a modern nave with an older tower from the 19th century. The building stands in a dense urban neighborhood and is easily recognized from the street by its historic tower.
The parish decided in 1885 to build a church with 1,200 seats, and a nationwide competition in 1888 awarded first prize to August Hartel and Skjöld Neckelmann. Built 1891–1894 as the first church in Cologne's Neustadt, it was financed from the Protestant community's own funds on land given by the city in 1886. Bombing in April 1944 destroyed the nave; a steel hall church followed in 1951. The nave was demolished from 12 February 2014 and a smaller new church was consecrated on 25 September 2016, keeping the tower, gallery and vaulted cellar.
The church is still used by the Protestant congregation of Cologne, and the new nave of 2016 is entered from the sacred garden between the two five-storey wings. The interior is a rhombus with slanted walls, and four windows open focused views in four directions, one toward the television tower. The gallery with the organ was kept from the post-war church.
The church stands between Stadtgarten and Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring, a short walk from Friesenplatz. The preserved 77-metre tower has a surrounding gallery at 42 metres; the tower helm above the historic clock is broken at 60 metres by an open lantern. The new nave is entered from the sacred garden side.
The 77-metre tower, restored in 1990–91, has a walk-around gallery at 42 metres open to visitors, and its spire is pierced at 60 metres by an open lantern above the historic clock. The tower, organ gallery and vaulted cellar were listed as monuments on 21 May 1982.
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