St. Mark's

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The Protestant Markus Church on the Sonnenberg, Körnerplatz, was built from 1893 to 1895 according to designs by the Berlin architects Abesser and Kröger in the style of North German brick Gothic. The prominently visible double helmet tower is striking. The colored glass windows have been preserved in their original state. The organ at that time was made by the organ builder Jehmlich from Dresden. The original painting of the walls has only been partially preserved. The church has 1350 seats.
The significant population growth of the city of Chemnitz necessitated a further division of the Johannis congregation, from which two new congregations had already been established. In this context, the Johannis congregation acquired a building plot at Körnerplatz in 1885 for 70,000 marks. On April 1, 1891, the new parish, which at that time had 20,000 members, was officially founded. As the congregation desired its own church and community center, a building program was requested, which was approved by the church consistory on October 22, 1892, without conditions. It included the following key points:

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Address: Chemnitz, Germany

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