St. Maria Königin
Catholic parish church in Cologne-Marienburg by Dominikus Böhm, its glass south wall opening onto the Südpark.
The building went up in several stages and bears the hallmark of two generations of the Böhm family of architects.
Source: Wikipedia
At a Glance
- Type
- Catholic parish church
- Location
- Goethestraße, Marienburg district, Rodenkirchen borough, Cologne
- Construction
- 1952 to 1954
- Architect
- Dominikus Böhm; tower added 1959/60 by Gottfried Böhm
- Material
- Red brick with masonry façade
- Plan
- Square, covered by a tent roof
The nine smaller windows in the east wall originally came from the provisional emergency church once housed in a neighboring villa, which today serves as the parish rectory. Their seven picture panels were designed by Dominikus Böhm and Heinz Bienefeld, drawing on imagery from the Litany of Loreto.
Architecture
Dominikus Böhm built the church itself, while Gottfried Böhm later added the square tower. A tent roof spans the square floor plan, carried by four slender iron supports. The main altar stands before a shallow niche in the west wall. On the north side lie the sacristy and a narrow side aisle, above which the singers' gallery holds the organ.
Glazing and East Wall
Facing the Südpark, the entire south wall is rendered transparent. The east wall holds nine smaller windows salvaged from the temporary church, arranged into seven picture panels. Their design goes back to drafts by Dominikus Böhm and Heinz Bienefeld, with the depicted symbols drawing on the imagery of the Litany of Loreto.
Baptismal Chapel
A glass baptismal chapel adjoins the south side, linked to the interior by a glazed passage in the third of the south wall nearest the choir. At its center stands a baptismal font by Hanns Rheindorf.
Good to Know
The temporary church that supplied the east wall's windows was housed in a neighboring villa. That building now serves as the parish rectory.
Timeline
- 1952–1954Church built by Dominikus Böhm
- 1959/60Square tower added by Gottfried Böhm
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