Saint Maria Magdalena Chapel in Darmstadt
N 49° 52.584 E 008° 40.006
32U E 476057 N 5524941
This chapel was built at the end of the 19th century as a private chapel for the Russian Tzar and his wife, since the last Russian Tzar Nicolaus II did not want to be without his own church for himself and the royal court when visiting the region.
Waymark Code: WM2QRP
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/09/2007
Views: 151
The chapel was designed by Louis N. Benois, the same architect who designed the church in Bad Homburg and grandfather of Peter Ustinov, the legendary actor.
The church is located on the Mathildehöhe (Mathilde Heights), in the middle of the Jungenstil (Art Nouveau) artist colonie which was founded by the Great Duke Ernst Ludwig a year or so after the chapel was built.
The chapel is owned by the local Russian Orthodox community (see info (
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Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 10/16/1897
Date of building construction: 01/01/1899
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Ikonostase (Bilderwand), Ikone der Allheiligen Gottesmutter von Kazan,
Diocese: Russische Orthodoxe Diözese des orthodoxen Bischofs von Berlin und Deutschland
Archdiocese: Russische Orthodoxe Diözese des orthodoxen Bischofs von Berlin und Deutschland
Address:
Nikolaiweg 18
Darmstadt, Germany
64287
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
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