Zwinglikirche, Protestant church in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Vienna, Austria.
The Zwinglikirche is a Protestant church building in Vienna's Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district. The complex includes the church, a two-storey parish house, a caretaker's residence, and a central courtyard enclosed by decorative lattice elements that unify the architectural composition.
Construction began in 1936 under architects Siegfried Theiss and Hans Jaksch with funding from Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Germany. The project was completed by June 1937, establishing a new center for the local Protestant community in this Vienna district.
The name honors reformer Huldrych Zwingli, and the interior decor reflects this connection deeply. The wooden pulpit bearing Zwingli's relief portrait and the stained glass windows with nature themes shape the space and express the Protestant congregation's identity.
The parish house contains offices, a sacristy, and a meeting room seating around 130 people. These spaces serve various community activities and gatherings for the local Protestant congregation.
The church bell mounted on the small tower was a gift from the Swiss community of Gais in Appenzell. This present demonstrates the close ties between Swiss Protestantism and this congregation in Vienna.
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