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[[Image:Wotruba kirche2.jpg|thumb|200px|Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Vienna-Mauer ... ]][[Image:Wotruba kirche.jpg|thumb|200px|... better known as the '''Wotruba Church'''.]]
| name = Wotruba Church
The '''Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit''' ({{lang-en|Church of the Most Holy Trinity}}) in [[Vienna]], better known as the '''Wotruba Church''', is located on the [[Sankt Georgenberg]] in [[Mauer, Vienna|Mauer]] (corner of Rysergasse and Georgengasse) in [[Liesing]], the 23rd [[Districts of Vienna|District of Vienna]]. It was built between August 1974 and October 1976 on the basis of a model by [[Fritz Wotruba]].
| native_name = Wotrubakirche
| native_name_lang = German
| image = Wien - Wotrubakirche (3b).JPG
| country = Austria
| location = [[Mauer, Vienna|Mauer District]], [[Liesing]], [[Vienna]]
| denomination = [[Catholic Church]]
| architect = [[Fritz Wotruba]], [[Fritz Gerhard Mayr]]
| style = [[Brutalist architecture|Brutalism]]
| groundbreaking = 1974
| completed date = 1976
| archdiocese = [[Archdiocese of Vienna|Vienna]]
}}


The '''Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit''' ({{lang-en|Church of the Most Holy Trinity}}), better known as the '''Wotrubakirche''' or '''Wotruba Church''', is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church located in [[Liesing]], [[Vienna]]. It was built between August 1974 and October 1976, based on a design by Austrian sculptor [[Fritz Wotruba]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wotruba Church |url=https://www.virc.at/unit/virc/en/sightseeings/places/article/90816.html |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Katholische Kirche - Erzdiözese Wien - Kategoriale Seelsorge |language=en}}</ref>
Wotruba died before the completion of the church, which was inspired by a visit to [[Chartres Cathedral]]. To Wotruba, Chartres represented the essence of Europe, and Wotruba subsequently held up Chartres as a yardstick to his own work. Wotruba was first and foremost a sculptor, and the church was a collaboration with Fritz G. Mayr, who continued the work after Wotruba's death.


The building of the church was initiated by {{Interlanguage link|Margarethe Ottillinger|de|Margarethe Ottillinger}}, and designed by Wotruba. The planning architect was {{Interlanguage link|Fritz Gerhard Mayr|de|Fritz Gerhard Mayr}}. Ottillinger chose the site of former [[Nazi Austria|Nazi]] barracks, and wanted the new church to make a bold religious and artistic statement during a time of increasing [[secularization]]. Wotruba died before the completion of the church, and Mayr oversaw the remaining work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-02-13 |title=The Bizarre Brutalist Church that Is More Art than Architecture |url=https://www.archdaily.com/886994/the-bizarre-brutalist-church-that-is-more-art-than-architecture |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref>
The church startles at first glance, resembling more an enlarged piece of abstract sculpture. It provides visitors with the unique opportunity to enter into an art form more often viewed on a much smaller scale.


Wotruba's church was inspired by [[Chartres Cathedral]],<ref name=":0" /> and built in a [[Brutalist architecture|Brutalist]] style. Built of 152 concrete blocks, it has no visible symmetry, and makes use of clear glass windows to provide light. The [[Altar (Catholic Church)|altar]] is made of artificial marble. The bronze [[crucifix]] is a copy of one that Wotruba designed for the hofkirche in [[Bruchsal]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wotruba Church |url=https://architectuul.com/architecture/wotruba-church |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Architectuul}}</ref>
The building consists of 152 asymmetrically arranged [[concrete]] blocks of a size between 0.84&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> to 64&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, weighing from 1.8 to 141 tons; the highest block measures 13.10m. The church, which borders the [[Vienna Woods|Wienerwald]], is 30 m long, 22 m wide, and 15.5 m high. The unusual design created some local resistance.
{{Gallery
|title=Gallery
|File:Wien - Wotrubakirche (4).JPG|Exterior view from the south
|File:Wien - Wotrubakirche (5b).JPG|Exterior view from the north
|File:Wien - Wotrubakirche, Innenansicht.JPG|Interior, facing the altar
}}


== References ==
During the [[Third Reich]], the site where the church is located housed German [[Wehrmacht]] barracks. However, today the ''Kirche zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit auf dem Georgenberg'' looks down on Vienna and far into the [[Marchfeld]] through a profusion of trees and shrubbery, a fitting blend of nature's beauty and one man's vision of a temple to [[God]] in today's modern world.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.georgenberg.at/ Official church website]
* [http://www.georgenberg.at/ Official church website]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=215652 Information about the building at emporis.com]
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[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1976]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Vicariate of Vienna-City]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in the Vicariate of Vienna City]]
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings]]
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 18 February 2024

Wotruba Church
Wotrubakirche
Map
LocationMauer District, Liesing, Vienna
CountryAustria
DenominationCatholic Church
Architecture
Architect(s)Fritz Wotruba, Fritz Gerhard Mayr
StyleBrutalism
Groundbreaking1974
Completed1976
Administration
ArchdioceseVienna

The Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit (English: Church of the Most Holy Trinity), better known as the Wotrubakirche or Wotruba Church, is a Catholic church located in Liesing, Vienna. It was built between August 1974 and October 1976, based on a design by Austrian sculptor Fritz Wotruba.[1]

The building of the church was initiated by Margarethe Ottillinger [de], and designed by Wotruba. The planning architect was Fritz Gerhard Mayr [de]. Ottillinger chose the site of former Nazi barracks, and wanted the new church to make a bold religious and artistic statement during a time of increasing secularization. Wotruba died before the completion of the church, and Mayr oversaw the remaining work.[2]

Wotruba's church was inspired by Chartres Cathedral,[2] and built in a Brutalist style. Built of 152 concrete blocks, it has no visible symmetry, and makes use of clear glass windows to provide light. The altar is made of artificial marble. The bronze crucifix is a copy of one that Wotruba designed for the hofkirche in Bruchsal, Germany.[3]

Gallery
  • Exterior view from the south
    Exterior view from the south
  • Exterior view from the north
    Exterior view from the north
  • Interior, facing the altar
    Interior, facing the altar

References

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  1. ^ "The Wotruba Church". Katholische Kirche - Erzdiözese Wien - Kategoriale Seelsorge. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ a b "The Bizarre Brutalist Church that Is More Art than Architecture". ArchDaily. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ^ "Wotruba Church". Architectuul. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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