Erlöserkirche Lohbrügge, Lutheran church in Lohbrügge, Germany.
Erlöserkirche Lohbrügge is a neo-Gothic brick church with a 50-metre tower topped by a green copper spire and cross. Its long facades are divided by buttresses, large window arches and small transverse roofs, with a polygonal apse and a rounded front section. The building measures about 38 metres long and 17.5 metres wide.
Construction took place between 1896 and 1899 under architect Hugo Groothoff's direction. The church was built during a period when the area experienced growth driven by industrial development.
The eight-part window cycle by Karl de Bouché, fully preserved, runs in biblical order: on the east side it begins with the Nativity and scenes from Jesus' life, while the west side shows the prehistory of the Crucifixion. Three central choir windows depict the Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension, completing the cycle. All the window symbolism centres on Christ, to whom the church is dedicated as Redeemer.
The church stands on Lohbrügger Kirchstraße, on a rise above the street, with its 50-metre tower and green copper spire visible from afar. The main entrance is through the pointed-arch doorway with the white door at the base of the tower. The surrounding grounds were laid out as a garden, and the cemetery planned with the church adjoins it.
The interior holds an organ built by Ernst Röver in 1899 that was modified over time and still plays today. The church also preserves historical bells from its founding period, including one original bronze bell.
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