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{{No sources|date=November 2023}}[[File:Wien - Wotrubakirche (0).JPG|thumb|Church of the Most Holy Trinity, better known as the Wotruba Church]] |
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| name = Wotruba Church |
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[[File:Wien - Wotrubakirche, Innenansicht.JPG|thumb|Interior view towards the altar]] |
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| native_name = Wotrubakirche |
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[[File:Wotruba Church, Georgenberg, Vienna.jpg|thumb|Wotruba Church shortly before a rain shower in summer]] |
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| native_name_lang = German |
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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 Georgsgasse) 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]]. |
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| image = Wien - Wotrubakirche (3b).JPG |
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| denomination = [[Catholic Church]] |
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| architect = [[Fritz Wotruba]] |
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| style = [[Brutalist architecture|Brutalism]] |
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| groundbreaking = 1974 |
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| completed date = 1976 |
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The '''Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit''' ({{lang-en|Church of the Most Holy Trinity}}), better known as the '''Wotrubakirche''' or '''Wotruba Church''', is a [[Brutalist architecture|Brutalist]] [[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=Wotruba Church |url=https://architectuul.com/architecture/wotruba-church |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Architectuul}}</ref><ref>{{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><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=www.virc.at |language=en}}</ref> |
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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. |
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The building consists of 152 asymmetrically arranged [[concrete]] blocks of a size between 0.84 |
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.[[File:Wien - Wotrubakirche, Innenansicht.JPG|thumb|Interior view towards the altar|left]]The building consists of 152 asymmetrically arranged [[concrete]] blocks of a size between 0.84 m<sup>3</sup> to 64 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. |
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During the [[Third Reich]], the site where the church is located housed German [[Wehrmacht]] barracks. |
During the [[Third Reich]], the site where the church is located housed German [[Wehrmacht]] barracks. |
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* [[Brutalism]] |
* [[Brutalism]] |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 16:53, 12 November 2023
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
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| Architect(s) | Fritz Wotruba |
| Style | Brutalism |
| Groundbreaking | 1974 |
| Completed | 1976 |
The Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit (English: Church of the Most Holy Trinity), better known as the Wotrubakirche or Wotruba Church, is a Brutalist 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][2][3]
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 consists of 152 asymmetrically arranged concrete blocks of a size between 0.84 m3 to 64 m3, weighing from 1.8 to 141 tons; the highest block measures 13.10m. The church, which borders the Wienerwald, is 30 m long, 22 m wide, and 15.5 m high. The unusual design created some local resistance.
During the Third Reich, the site where the church is located housed German Wehrmacht barracks.
See also
References
- ^ "Wotruba Church". Architectuul. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "The Bizarre Brutalist Church that Is More Art than Architecture". ArchDaily. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "The Wotruba Church". www.virc.at. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirche zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit, Vienna.
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