Große Kirche Aplerbeck, Protestant church in Aplerbeck, Dortmund, Germany
Große Kirche Aplerbeck is a church in Gothic Revival style with three naves and five bays, featuring buttresses and tracery windows characteristic of the period. Its steeple rises approximately 61 meters (200 feet) and shapes the skyline of the Aplerbeck neighborhood.
The building opened in 1869 as a replacement for the medieval Georgskirche to serve the expanding population during Aplerbeck's industrial growth. Its construction reflected the period when the neighborhood was becoming an important part of Dortmund's urban expansion.
The name reflects the building's size and importance to the local community in Aplerbeck. Today visitors experience it mainly as a concert venue, which keeps this religious structure active as a center for artistic expression.
The entrance is located at Märtmannstraße 13 in the Aplerbeck district and is easy to reach from most access points. The building now serves mainly as a concert venue, so visitors should check the current event schedule before planning a visit.
The building once earned the nickname Black Church because of its darkened ceiling, before receiving its official name later. This distinctive visual quality of the interior remains a notable feature that visitors can observe today.
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