Resurrection Church, Art Nouveau church in Oberkassel, Germany.
Resurrection Church is an unplastered brick church with natural stone trim and green-glazed tile roofs on the corner of Arnulfstraße and Quirinstraße in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel. It is a hall church with galleries, a tall baroque-style volute gable bearing Jugendstil ornament, and a projecting octagonal tower with a gallery for brass players. Church, parsonage, community hall and administration building form one ensemble.
Built between 1913 and 1914 to designs by the Düsseldorf architects Rudolf Wilhelm Verheyen and Julius Stobbe, the church was consecrated on Ascension Day 1914. Church, parsonage, community hall and administration building form one ensemble of unrendered brick with natural stone trim under green-glazed tile roofs, unusual for its time. The church is a listed monument.
The name Auferstehungskirche refers to the Resurrection, and the altarpiece wall painting Der Auferstandene zwischen den Aposteln by Heinrich Rüter, made around 1924, shows the risen Christ between the apostles. At midnight on Christmas Eve a Turmblasen, a brass choir playing from the tower, takes place. The organ, built in 2004 by W. Sauer Orgelbau, is named after Felix Mendelssohn, Düsseldorf's municipal music director from 1833 to 1835.
The building is located in Oberkassel and is easily accessible for visitors who want to explore its architectural features. Those interested in seeing the interior should plan their visit around service times or check when it is open for guests.
The tower holds three cast-steel bells made in 1913 by the Bochumer Verein für Gußstahlfabrikation, the same year construction began. At midnight on Christmas Eve the tower is used for Turmblasen, a traditional brass performance from the gallery. The organ, built in 2004 by W. Sauer Orgelbau, has 65 stops and a mobile console added in 2019.
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