St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Hamburg Photos

St. Michael's Lutheran Church (1762), on Englische Planke, was reconstructed 1912 after a fire & again post-WWII, and is notable for its Hanseatic baroque style, particularly the interior. Its copper clad spire whose height (132m) is prominent in Hamburg's skyline & is a landmark for ships sailing up the Elbe River.

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St Michael's Church & reconstructed 1912 after fire & again post WWII. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Church copper clad spire whose height is prominent in Hamburg's skyline & a landmark for ships sailing up the Elbe River. Hamburg, Germany.Baroque entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Church copper clad spire, cupola & one of four large clock faces. Hamburg, Germany.
St Michael's Church (1762) & reconstructed 1912 after fire & again post WWII. Hamburg, Germany. Architect: Ernst Georg Sonnin & Johann Leonhard Prey (1762).St Michael's Church copper clad spire whose height (132m) is prominent in Hamburg's skyline & a landmark for ships sailing up the Elbe River. Hamburg, Germany.Baroque entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Church copper clad spire, cupola & one of four large clock faces. Hamburg, Germany.
Cupola, gallery & clock faces atop St Michael's Church spire. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Cupola, gallery & clock faces atop St Michael's Church spire. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Baroque entranceway to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Baroque interior of St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Marble baroque pulpit crowned by Angel of Annunciation sculpted by Otto Lessing at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Angel of Annunciation crowning baroque pulpit by Otto Lessing at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Baroque entranceway to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Baroque interior of St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Marble baroque pulpit crowned by Angel of Annunciation (1910) sculpted by Otto Lessing at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Angel of Annunciation crowning baroque pulpit (1910) by Otto Lessing at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Gallery, designed with typical baroque curves, at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Organ at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Organ at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Gilded ornate grill at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Gallery, designed with typical baroque curves, at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Organ at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Organ at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Gilded ornate grill at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Carved wooden Hamburg coat-of-arms borne by two lions at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Resurrection of Christ with two Roman soldiers sleeping by his tomb mosaic by Ernst Pfannschmidt at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Stained glass window with the light of Holy Spirit shining on Hamburg between two angels. Hamburg, Germany.
Carved wooden Hamburg coat-of-arms borne by two lions at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Resurrection of Christ with two Roman soldiers sleeping by his tomb mosaic (1912) by Ernst Pfannschmidt at St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Stained glass window (20thC) with the light of Holy Spirit shining on Hamburg between two angels. Hamburg, Germany.

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