Pfarrkirche von Gloggnitz, Parish church in Gloggnitz, Austria.
The Christkönigskirche is a concrete basilica situated on a hill within Wochensländerpark, marked by a 29-meter tower and a large round window. The structure follows modern architectural design and creates a powerful interior space.
Gloggnitz was documented around 1094 as a base of Formbach Monastery and has been a parish since the 12th century; the Benedictine monastery church at Schloss Gloggnitz served as parish church until 1962. In 1927 Cardinal Friedrich Gustav Piffl, who summered at Burg Kranichberg, mediated the commission to Clemens Holzmeister. Only the choir tower of Holzmeister's stepped hall church was built in 1933–34 and consecrated in 1934 as the Kardinal-Friedrich-Gustav-Piffl-Gedächtniskirche; lack of funds halted work. A scaled-down redesign was completed in 1960–62, with the altar moved east and the tower's ground-floor altar room turned into an entrance hall. The new church became the parish church in 1962.
The name Christkönigskirche refers to Christ the King, the church's dedication since its consecration. Above the high altar hangs a mosaic of the enthroned Christ King by Richard Kurt Fischer. A chapel in the tower was designed by Giselbert Hoke, and the tabernacle was made by Karl Hagenauer to Clemens Holzmeister's designs.
The location sits on a hill and is easily accessible, with plenty of surrounding space to explore. Visitors should note that this serves as an active parish church for several communities and holds services at regular times.
The tower chapel was designed by Giselbert Hoke, and the tabernacle was made by Karl Hagenauer to Clemens Holzmeister's designs. The organ was built by Josef Mertin in 1971. The tower itself was consecrated in 1934 as the Cardinal Friedrich Gustav Piffl Memorial Church, long before the nave was finished.
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