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was the Friedrichswerder Church. The Marktkirche was the first all-brick building in the Duchy of Nassau. The west tower makes it the tallest building in the city. The interior has a length of 50 m, a width of 20 m and a height of 28 m and is encircled by galleries. The vaulted ceiling is painted as
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in Berlin. His unusual design with five towers was criticised because of needing too much material and building too high, but he even increased the height of the main tower to about 98 m (300 feet). The foundation stone was laid on 22 September 1853. When the church was completed it was the largest
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Since the new building should reflect the need for representation of the Nassau residence and emerging spa destination, the site of the former church in the old city was rejected. The five ministers and the parish council preferred the location in the vineyards on the hill, so that the new church
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from Ludwigsburg. It had 53 stops and a mechanical action. In 1900 the mechanical tracker action was replaced by a pneumatic action, in 1929 by an electro-pneumatic action, and finally in 1970 (Gebr. Oberlinger, Windesheim) by an electric organ with play and stop action.
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The last renovation and expansion dates from 1982, when it was expanded to 85 registers (on slider chests), 20 of which date back to the original organ of 1863. The instrument has a total of 6,198 pipes. The main console was built in 1982 and is designed like the French
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would be visible from a distance, but were overruled by six lay people who preferred a central location on the Schlossplatz. The Duke of Nassau made the property available for the construction, but did not sponsor the construction costs.
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On 27 June 1850, Wiesbaden's main church, the medieval church of St. Mauritius, was destroyed in a fire. After a report showed that its remaining outer walls were not sufficiently stable, a new church was planned. On 26 January 1851,
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from 1933 to 1945. His successor at the Marktkirche was from 1934 until his death in 1965 Willy Borngässer, who was arrested several times for his political views by the Nazis and imprisoned from 1943 to 1945. In 1937,
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Carl Boos received the contract without a competition. On 14 January 1852, he presented first plans, but changed them on 25 February 1852, proposing a brick building based on the model of
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was appointed the architect. Boos submitted proposals for three locations, namely the old church site at the Mauritiusplatz, the central Schlossplatz facing the
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played during his time in Wiesbaden on the Walcker organ of the church. An organ version of his
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is considered to be important. The original organ was built in 1863 supplied by the company,
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and built between 1853 and 1862. At the time it was the largest brick building of the
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Max Reger and Karl Straube: perspectives on an organ performing tradition
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Ernst Ludwig Dietrich was minister from 1929 and served as Bishop of the
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organs. The choir organ can be played from the main console.
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Between 1890 and 1896, the composer, pianist and organist
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as part of monthly services in a collaboration of the
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Hochschule fĂĽr Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
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Himmlische TĂĽrme : die Marktkirche in Wiesbaden
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50°4′56″N 8°14′34″E / 50.08222°N 8.24278°E / 50.08222; 8.24278
Wiesbaden
Denomination
Protestant
bonifatius-wiesbaden.de
Parish church
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Carl Boos
Diocese
Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau

Wiesbaden
Hesse
neo-Gothic
Schlossplatz
Carl Boos
Duchy of Nassau
Carl Boos
Stadtschloss Wiesbaden
Taunus
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Friedrichswerder Church
Duchy of Nassau
Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau
Martin Niemöller
transept

Walcker organ

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