St. Martinikirche — Local services in Brunswick

The Martinikirche is a parish church in Brunswick. It was built from the 12th century as the main and parish church of the Weichbild Old Town. Construction began around 1190/1195. The initiator is Heinrich the Lion. It is the only medieval twin-towered church in Brunswick with a finished west building (see also: Saxon West Bar). It is located west of the Altstadtmarkt and is surrounded on three sides by the street An der Martinikirche.The construction of the original St. Martini Church lasted until about 1225/1230. It was built like the Brunswick Cathedral as a Romanesque pillar basilica with a cross-shaped plan, which was expanded between 1250 and 1400 to a Gothic hall church. Characteristic of the gothic extensions are in particular the many outer gable gables, which are considered typical for the region. 1400 was then the cultivation of the choir end and 1434 the cultivation of Annenkapelle, which had donated the Brunswick Wasmod of Kemme and was long covered by a tower with pointed, later with dome-shaped roof. Inside, it holds six large statues (c. 1440): Mary, the Three Magi, Joachim and Anna. Above the keel arches there are apostles and saints, in the middle the coronation of the Virgin Mary. The other figures, recognizable only from below, show, among other things, musical figures and heads of Braunschweig's citizens and monks of the time. On the southern gable of the former transept are several sandstone sculptures from the 14th century. Above the entrances on the north side hang tympana representing the Lamb of God and the Entombment of Mary. These are the only preserved original tympanas in Braunschweig. In 1441, the bronze font was cast by Barthold Sprangken. It shows seven scenes from the life of Jesus. In 1528 the church became Protestant. 1616 received the baptismal font a wooden, three-story canopy, on which also biblical stories are presented, 1675 was followed by a wrought iron grid. In 1899, the baptismal font was moved to its present location in the Annenkapelle. The workshop of Jürgen Röttger, in which the canopy was created 1617 to 1621 also created the richly decorated pulpit, which also contains numerous biblical motifs, such as figures of the five wise and five foolish virgins. Around 1700, the gables of the choir were equipped with gothic blinds, as it already possessed the neighboring Altstadtrathaus.4 Between 1722 and 1725 was created by Anton Detlev Jenner marble and alabaster, completely preserved Baroque high altar, which shows, among other things, a sacrament scene. In the 19th century, a tower was removed, which stood between the two high towers. In the years 1897 to 1899 Max Osterloh carried out extensive renovations. Among other things, the gallery on the south wall was scaled down and re-decorated. During the Second World War, the roof truss and the westwork burned down completely. The interior of the church, however, was largely spared by the fire. In 1956, the church was re-consecrated, from 1979 to 1987 they were restored from the outside. Only in 1980, the two equal towers were restored. The Annenkapelle received again a pointed, but flatter tower. A Gothic ridge turret, in which the tuning bells were hung, was...

Ich kenne keine Stadt in Deutschland die so viele doppeltürmige Kirchen besitzt wie Braunschweig. Warum diese Stadt so viele groß Kirchen besitzt konnte ich nicht genau erfahren aber angeblich hat es damit zu tun, dass ab dem späten Mittelalter jeder Stadtteil der alten Herzogs Stadt ein großes schönes Gotteshaus besitzen wollte. . Die schönste aller großen Kirchen in Braunschweig ist für mich die St. Martinikirche, sie befindet sich mitten in der Altstadt am Altstadtmarkt, unweit des historischen Rathauses. Die Kirche wurde ab dem 12. Jahrhundert als Haupt- und Pfarrkirche der Braunschweiger Altstadt errichtet. Baubeginn soll zwischen 1190 und 1195 unter dem Bauherrn Heinrich dem Löwen gewesen sein. . Genau wie der Braunschweiger Dom wurde die Martinikirche als romanische Pfeilerbasilika mit kreuzförmigem Grundriss errichtet. Zwischen 1250 und 1400 wurde sie zu einer gotischen Hallenkirche ausgebaut. Kennzeichnend für die gotischen Erweiterungsbauten sind insbesondere die vielen schönen Jochgiebel an den Außenseiten, die für die Region Braunschweig als typisch angesehen werden können.

Die Kirche besitzt viele wunderbare Ausstattungsgegenstände. Besonders interessant finde ich das angeblich 1441 gegossene bronzene Taufbecken von Barthold Sprangken welches sieben Szenen aus dem Leben Jesu zeigt. 1616 erhielt das Taufbecken einen hölzernen, dreistöckigen Baldachin, auf dem ebenfalls biblische Geschichten dargestellt sind, 1675 folgte ein schmiedeeisernes Gitter. Im Jahr 1899 wurde das Taufbecken an seinen heutigen Platz in der Annenkapelle versetzt. Ein weiteres Highlight ist die reich verzierte Kanzel, die zwischen 1617 bis 1621 entstand und ebenfalls zahlreiche biblische Motive enthält. Alleine das Reiterstandbild des hl. St. Martin mit Bettler, welches den Kanzelfuß bildet ist sehenswert. Etwas unpassend und dennoch wunderschön ist die prunkvolle und reichlich verzeirte barocke Orgel, die sehr gewaltig über dem Haupteingang steht. Die Kirche ist...

Beautiful old church in the center of Braunschweig. Placed on a lovely old square and surrounded by other pretty old buildings, it’s close to other sites and definitely worth a stop by when...