Lutheran church in Lwówek, Lutheran church building in Lwówek, Poland.
The Lutheran church in Lwówek is a hall church built of stone and brick between 1778 and 1797 to a design by Antoni Höhne, combining late Baroque and Neoclassical features. Its presbytery faces south, and a tower with an onion-shaped helm roof was added on the north side in 1797. Inside are wooden galleries made by the carpenter Tomasz of Sieraków.
The church was built between 1778 and 1797 to a design by Antoni Höhne, funded through the efforts of Poznań judge Łukasz Bniński. A tower with an onion-shaped helm roof was added on the north side in 1797. After 1945 the building was converted into a warehouse, then stood unused and fell into disrepair; renovation has been under way for several years.
The wooden galleries inside were made by carpenter Tomasz of Sieraków, a detail still visible today. Since 1945 the former Protestant church has served as a warehouse and then stood unused, so the building now speaks of changing uses rather than an active congregation.
The church stands in Lwówek, in Nowy Tomyśl County in Wielkopolska, not in Lower Silesia. It has been under renovation for several years and was long unused, so the interior may not be regularly open; the tower was restored after 1990. Check locally before planning a visit inside.
The tower was restored after 1990, but the church had stood unused for decades before that: after 1945 it served as a warehouse and then fell into disrepair. Renovation work has been under way for several years.
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