Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Secularized concrete church in Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz, Germany.
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche is a concrete religious building in the Ehrenbreitstein district of Koblenz. The structure was built between 1962 and 1964 using clean modernist lines, with the interior now serving as office space.
A previous religious building on this site dated from the early 18th century and was completely destroyed during the war. The current structure arose as a modern rebuilding, showing how the city renewed itself after 1945.
The building displays modernist design that reimagined religious architecture after wartime destruction. Its plain concrete form contrasts with traditional church aesthetics and shapes how the neighborhood looks today.
The building sits near the Rhine in the elevated Ehrenbreitstein district, reached by steep stairs or a cable car. Access to the interior is not typically possible since it serves as private office space, but you can view the exterior from the street.
The concrete building was originally planned with glass facade elements that were later simplified in execution. These gaps between planned and actual design reveal the practical limits of rebuilding the city during that era.
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