Zionskirche, Lutheran church ruins in Südvorstadt, Dresden, Germany.
Zionskirche is a church ruin in Südvorstadt with preserved outer walls protected by a weather-resistant roof installed in 1995. A new church building constructed between 1981 and 1982 at Bayreuther Straße now serves for religious services.
The original building was constructed between 1908 and 1912 by architects Schilling and Graebner. The church suffered severe damage during the February 1945 bombing of Dresden, and the ruins have survived to the present day.
The ruins now serve as a lapidarium displaying hundreds of stone sculptures and architectural fragments from Dresden's past. Walking through this space, visitors can experience how the church has become a repository for pieces of the city's architectural history.
The ruins can be visited and explored from the outside, with stone works visible in the courtyard. The site is accessible on foot and can be viewed at any time during daylight hours.
The Selmar Werner crucifixion group remains visible in the ruins, showing what survived from the original church interior. This artwork stands over the lapidarium, connecting the site's religious past with its present role as a repository for Dresden's architectural heritage.
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