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Sanctuary

Masterpiece of Baroque Sculptural Art

If, like most people, you enter the main room from Entrance D, your gaze will quickly turn forward to the sanctuary. The area from which the services are conducted begins behind the choir barrier.

Most of the gold that is built into the Frauenkirche is collected here. But if you look closer, not everything that glitters is gold. In addition to the bright, white stones and gold elements, the altar contains many historical, darker-looking parts that make up the unique character of our church and tell of its history.

Many doors lead away from the sanctuary - from here you go to the sacristy and the baptismal chapel. Even though these rooms are not open to the public, you can view them exclusively here. Have fun discovering!

Sanctuary

Our Kern-Organ

During reconstruction we decided to resume the tradition of the Silbermann organ, which filled the Frauenkirche with its sounds until 1945. So an instrument was built that continues the Silbermann tradition, but also meets the demands of modern organ literature. The respected organ builder Daniel Kern from Alsace, more precisely from Dresden's twin city Strasbourg, received the order. He created an instrument with 4,876 pipes and 68 sounding stops distributed over four manuals and a pedal. Its versatility is widely praised: Bach's organ works can be played here just as authentically as organ symphonic works by César Franck or Louise Vierne, for example.