Heilandskapelle Klingetal, Lutheran chapel in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Heilandskapelle Klingetal is a wooden church built in 1915/16 using Siberian-style log construction with round timber cladding, giving it the look of a blockhouse. It has a nave, a broad two-story tower with a bell frame, and a small entrance porch. The interior holds a carved altar, relief figures of the 12 apostles, and dragon-head motifs on the ceiling and roof.
The chapel was built between 1915 and 1916 by Russian prisoners of war housed in a camp. It served multiple religious communities among the thousands of soldiers held there during wartime.
The chapel displays Russian folk architectural influences in its log cabin construction and carved wooden details. These elements remain visible today and shape the building's distinctive appearance.
The chapel is located in the Heimkehr district at Eichenweg 40/41. It remains active today and can be visited during regular opening times.
The church benches have no backrests because the room doubled as a theatre and concert hall: prisoners sat facing the altar for services, then turned west toward a stage and gallery used by the camp orchestra of 40 musicians, who were excused from labour duty for daily rehearsals.
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