Lutherkirche
Lutherkirche Leipzig
The Luther Church (Lutherkirche) has a 58m high tower and was built in the territory of the Johannapark in neo-Gothic style between 1883 and 1886. When Julius Zeißig designed the building, he was as young as 28. The church survived Second World War bombardments without damages. The organ was completed in 1886 as well by the Borna organ builder Richard Kreutzbach, yet it was damaged just two years later by fire. It underwent a restoration in Saalfeld before it was newly dedicated in August 2000. In 2002, the parish of the Lutherkirche was merged with the Thomaskirche parish which, on its turn, represented a merger of the former two parishes of St. Thomas und St. Matthäi; today, the Lutherkirche is used only casually for church service. It became integrated into the concept of the forum thomanum to complete a central function as a place of worship, school auditorium, concert hall, theatre and recording studio.
Address
Ferdinand-Lassalle-Str. 25
04105 Leipzig
accessible to wheelchair users
Public transport
Tram lines 1, 8, 14 (Westplatz stop)
