Nathanaelkirche, Lutheran church in Lindenau, Leipzig, Germany
Nathanaelkirche is a Neo-Gothic red brick church in Altlindenau, Leipzig, built 1881–1884 to designs by August Hartel and Constantin Lipsius. Its 74.25-metre tower has a pointed-arch window with two lights, a small rose window, three narrow arched openings, a clock in a triangular gable, and a dark slate spire with side pinnacles. The interior has a three-aisled nave and single-bay choir with cross-ribbed vaults, a three-sided gallery, and five stained-glass windows in the apse.
The church was built between 1881 and 1884 following designs by architects August Hartel and Constantin Lipsius. It replaced an older medieval village church as Leipzig grew into an industrial city during that period.
The church is named after Nathanael, the disciple from Cana whom Jesus called an Israelite without guile. Its interior decoration was designed by Leipzig decorator E. Schulz, and the 1887 choir windows by Dresden painter Carl Bertling show the four evangelists with Peter and Paul. The hall church's acoustics are noted for their quality.
The church stands in Altlindenau, west of central Leipzig. The nave is used for services in the summer half-year, while the Winterkirche beneath the organ gallery serves in the colder months. The tower clock was repaired during the 1990s revival, and the roof was re-covered in copper in 1996 and 1997.
The stained glass windows from 1887 depict the four evangelists alongside Peter and Paul, keeping their original late 1800s color palette intact. These windows represent skilled glasswork from that era and are rarely found in such good condition.
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