Architecture - A quarter of a million euros for church renovation in Chemnitz
The federal government is supporting the renovation of the late Gothic collegiate church in the Ebersdorf district of Chemnitz from a special monument protection program. According to a statement from the Ministry of Regional Development, it is contributing a good half of the 240,739 euros for the renovation of the south façade and north portal, with the rest being financed by the Free State. The parish's commitment to the preservation and use of the important church, a "jewel of Central German sacred architecture", is exemplary, the statement said.
The collegiate church in Chemnitz-Ebersdorf was built in the course of a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary, first documented in 1420, on the site of the former Romanesque village church. With its precious furnishings - including a changeable high altar from 1513 - the surrounding walls, two defensive or gate towers and the chapel, it is "something very special", the statement continued. Following damage caused by a fire in 1654, the building was first restored at the end of the 19th century and then from 1959 to 1962.
In the past, the St. Otto Church in Wechselburg, the sisters' house ensemble in Kleinwelka, Lichtenfels Castle in Hohentanne and Wolkenburg Castle in Limbach-Oberfrohna, among others, have already received funding from the special program in Saxony.
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Source: www.stern.de
