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Main Room

In the Iconic Centre of the Church

You probably just entered Our Lady's Church and you're standing in the main room. What catches your attention?

In the main room of the Frauenkirche Dresden, distance and proximity, light and shadow, visible and hidden items enter into an exciting but always harmonious dialogue. When entering, most people are surprised by the friendly, pastel colors. Daylight illuminates the room thanks to the large glass windows. The curved galleries and the arched inner dome are intended to convey a feeling of security. How does it make you feel?

Now let your gaze move forward towards the chancel and up along the slender pillars. It is not the heaviness of the sandstone that determines the feeling of space, but rather an openness, lightness and spirituality that constantly unfold.

Main Room

Galleries

The galleries of the Frauenkirche make a decisive contribution to the unique sense of space. Their curved shape, with which they enclose the church space on three sides, makes people feel welcome and safe. A total of five gallery levels offer space for around two thirds of the guests. While the first level (prayer gallery) stands out due to the window front, behind which wealthy Dresdeners once sat in separate rooms and which today has seating throughout without partitions, the higher gallery levels have openings at the windows in order to optimize the incidence of light.