St. Nikolai Church, Hamburg
by Yvonne Johnstone
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St. Nikolai Church, Hamburg
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
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Photograph - Photography
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The first chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, was erected in the 12th century on the banks of the Alster river. Later, the wooden chapel became a sizeable brick and stone church which remained in place until the mid-19th century, when, in the Great Fire of 1842, the St. Nikolai Church was the first large public building to burn.
After an architectural competition, the new church was designed in the neo-Gothic style by the English architect George Gilbert Scott. Construction started in 1846 and ended in 1874 with the completion of the 147.4-metre spire.
During the last week of July in 1943, in the midst of World War II, a series of air raids on Hamburg known as Operation Gomorrah destroyed the original church building. The spire, still the tallest in Hamburg remained relatively unscathed.
The spire of the St. Nikolai Church, at a height of 76 metres, is the fifth highest church steeple in the world.
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September 23rd, 2019
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