Torgau Castle Chapel
Torgau Castle Chapel is part of the Tentative list of Germany in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Torgau Castle Chapel was the first specifically built Protestant church building. It was dedicated by Martin Luther. Its interior design served as a model for subsequent Protestant sacred buildings. The chapel is part of Hartenfels Castle and was built as a palace chapel.
Map of Torgau Castle Chapel
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Community Reviews
Zoë Sheng
Chinese-Canadian - 07-Aug-24 -
Hartenfels Castle takes forever to visit. Plan 3 hours if you want to see all including hanging out at the bear cage. I actually think the castle would be better world heritage than the castle chapel but it is ONLY the chapel within the walls that wants to be inscribed, well noted by the ticket seller here, and it is free to visit. So if you just want to see the chapel it will take you a lot less time.
Martin Luther (maybe you know him for translating the bible but who knows) is credited for how the church looks like, and in fact how ALL evangelist churches should look like. There is a document (not here) that describes this better. If the document would be on display I would like to have this incribed but without and being VERY renovated I am totally against it. There is one corner of the original church that seems to fit the bill but the rest is modern and not worth seeing. I enjoyed the bears sitting around more than the church.
Site Info
- Full Name
- Torgau Castle Chapel
- Country
- Germany
- Added
- 2024
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Religious structure - Christian
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Site History
2024 Added to Tentative List
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