#Sacral building #Aachen #1930
Rudolf Schwarz, Hans Schwippert
Düppelstraße 21-23
52068
Aachen,
Germany
Public transport: Hohenzollernplatz
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: Church
Description
The simplicity of the construction is impressive. The critics thought and still think, that the architecture is rather rough and repellent. From the outside the church is white, the main nave has a few windows and a flat gable roof. One small side aisle is covered with a flat roof. The tower is connected to the church in the west. Only the metal doors are discreetly decorated. In the interior, however, particular emphasis was placed on high-quality furnishings. The dark floor made of Belgian bluestone, a limestone, contrasts with the bright and simple church interior. A few paintings, the altar, the organ and the baptismal font form the decorative elements of the room. The meaning of the near emptiness is intended to focus on God. A motif that until then had been used more in Protestant churches.
Description
The simplicity of the construction is impressive. The critics thought and still think, that the architecture is rather rough and repellent. From the outside the church is white, the main nave has a few windows and a flat gable roof. One small side aisle is covered with a flat roof. The tower is connected to the church in the west. Only the metal doors are discreetly decorated. In the interior, however, particular emphasis was placed on high-quality furnishings. The dark floor made of Belgian bluestone, a limestone, contrasts with the bright and simple church interior. A few paintings, the altar, the organ and the baptismal font form the decorative elements of the room. The meaning of the near emptiness is intended to focus on God. A motif that until then had been used more in Protestant churches.
History
Due to the growing population in the eastern working-class district of Aachen, the pastor pushed forward with the construction of a second church early as 1928. Rudolf Schwarz was appointed as the director of the Aachen School of Applied Arts. The diocese of Cologne, as the main important Catholic institution of the this region, was against the church. The city of Aachen also showed little interest. In the end, it was the city's art advisory board that approved the project. The entire building was completed in 1930. The topping out ceremony was in August and the ceremony took place on December 21, 1930.
History
Due to the growing population in the eastern working-class district of Aachen, the pastor pushed forward with the construction of a second church early as 1928. Rudolf Schwarz was appointed as the director of the Aachen School of Applied Arts. The diocese of Cologne, as the main important Catholic institution of the this region, was against the church. The city of Aachen also showed little interest. In the end, it was the city's art advisory board that approved the project. The entire building was completed in 1930. The topping out ceremony was in August and the ceremony took place on December 21, 1930.
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