St. Marien, Parish church in Neuss, Germany
St. Marien is a neo-Gothic parish church built of grey-brown stone blocks with a steep slate roof, designed by Julius Busch and consecrated in 1902. Its tall central nave has pointed-arch windows with stone tracery, and a small octagonal turret with a dark copper roof stands above the left transept. The main portal is a pointed arch with a green double door, a fanlight, and a hanging lantern.
St. Marien parish was founded in 1896 after the Quirinus parish grew to over 20,000 members. The foundation stone of the church, designed by Julius Busch, was laid in 1900, and Archbishop Hubertus Simar consecrated it on Easter Tuesday 1902. Its tower, nearly 80 m high, was then the tallest in the region.
The church's windows span several decades: Walter Benner made the choir windows in 1953, Paul Weigmann reglazed the side niches in 1976, and Emil Wachter added the remaining windows in stages in 1985 and 1992. The Marienborn monument stands on the square in front of the church.
The location is centrally situated in Neuss and easily accessible on foot. Visitors should check opening times in advance since the building primarily serves as an active place of worship.
The tower, at almost 80 metres, was the tallest church tower in the region when the church was consecrated in 1902, and the building held 3,000 people. A firebomb destroyed the tower helm on 23 April 1944, and its remains fell onto the nave roof.
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