Martin Luther Church, Modern church building in District 6, Switzerland.
Martin Luther Church is a modern worship building in Zurich constructed entirely from concrete with a distinctive tent-like roof shape. The structure displays clean geometric lines and a simple interior layout typical of 1950s modernist design.
The Lutheran congregation in Zurich was founded in 1891 by around 60 worshippers, mostly immigrants from Scandinavia, Germany, Finland and Denmark. Without its own church, it held services in other Protestant buildings, including the Grossmünster chapel, until 1958. That year the church by Franz Steinbrüchel and Ernst Ulrich Krägel opened, built in concrete following the model of Le Corbusier's chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp.
The church is named after the Protestant reformer Martin Luther and stands as a gathering place for the Lutheran community in Zurich. It continues to serve as a space where members meet for worship and community activities throughout the year.
The church is located in an easily accessible area of the neighborhood and can be reached on foot from nearby public transportation stops. Visitors should check ahead for service times since opening hours vary depending on scheduled events.
In November 2014, Lutheran confirmands placed 32 small Martin Luther figures around the Ulrich Zwingli monument in front of the Wasserkirche. They handed out brochures on both reformers, who met only once in their lives. The church itself was designed by Franz Steinbrüchel and Ernst Ulrich Krägel, with engineer Stanislaus Gatzka, and opened in 1958.
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