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Edifice

Edifice

Emblem of Protestant Church Construction

The Frauenkirche is a sandstone church erected on a comparatively small base area. The master builder George Bähr (1666-1738) opted for a centralised building with an octagonal outline. Square floor plan and an east-facing choir apse. Four corner towers, in which the stairways are located, limit the building at the sides. Thanks to the elegantly curved dome and the lantern above it with the tower cross, which together make up more than two thirds of the total height of the Frauenkirche, the building looks ambitious. The large windows make the stone facade appear less massive and more permeable.

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Edifice

While the old Frauenkirche had the dark color typical of patinated sandstone, today's building impresses with its light facade, which is repeatedly interrupted by dark areas. New and old stones were installed together so that the history of the Frauenkirche will remain visible for a long time to come. The combination of old and new illustrates that the past is always part of the present and that wounds can heal.