Josefskirche, Parish church in Dresden, Germany

Josefskirche is a parish church in Dresden featuring Romanesque Revival architectural style, with rounded arches, stone walls, and ornate decorative details on both its exterior and interior. The building displays the craftsmanship and proportions characteristic of this design tradition.

In 1891 a Catholic association formed in Protestant Pieschen, and the first Catholic service was held in 1896 at the Ballhaus Watzke. After Bishop Aloys Schäfer and the community pushed for a church in 1908, Alexander Tandler designed it; it was built from 1909 to 1910 as Dresden's first reinforced concrete church in neo-Romanesque style and consecrated on 10 October 1910. The tower followed in 1911.

The parish grew from a Catholic association founded in Protestant Pieschen in 1891; the first Mass was held in 1896 at Ballhaus Watzke. Inside, look for the twelve gates of Jerusalem shown as six double gates of brick in the chancel, and a tabernacle shaped like a green pillar of fire. The organ, acquired in 1995, is a modified 1953 Rieger series instrument with 21 stops.

The church is open to visitors during regular hours and is located in a residential neighborhood with good accessibility. Keep in mind that opening times may vary around religious services and special events.

St. Josef was Dresden's first reinforced concrete church, built 1909–1910 to designs by Alexander Tandler; the tower followed in 1911. Its organ, acquired in 1995 from a Protestant congregation in Traunstein, is a modified 1953 series instrument by the Austrian firm Rieger with 21 stops, and the player sits above the pedal division, whose stops are set into the bench's side arms.