Unofficial sources:
http://kirchbau.de/php/300_datenblat...66&name=keiner
Street Address:
Burgplatz 19
Building Name:
Salvatorkirche Duisburg
City:
Duisburg
Postal Code:
47051
State/Province:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country:
Deutschland
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
The church had at time of completion a 106.1 metres tall tower. In 1467, this tower was destroyed by fire.
From 1479 to 1513, it was replaced by a smaller tower. On June 8th, 1613, the pinnacle of this tower was destroyed by fire. In 1692, it got a pinnacle in barock style.
This pinnacle was replaced by a new pinnacle in Gothic Revival style in 1903/1904, which let grew its height to 96.5 metres.
In 1945 Salvatorkirche Duisburg was heavily damaged at air raids and its tower destroyed. It was rebuilt after World War II without its Gothic Revival style pinnacle with a spireless tower with a height of 62.5 metres
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
51.435850, 6.760730
Heights--
- spire:
62.5 m (today)
- spire:
96.5 m (1904-1945)
- spire:
106.1 m (before 1467)
Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Cancelled, Destroyed, etc...):
Built
Construction Dates--
- finished:
1415
Unit count:
1
Structure Type(s):
Church
Building Use(s):
Religious
Building Style(s):
Gothic
Building Materials:
Stones
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