St. Michael's Church
Germany, Hamburg, Englische Planke 1
Description:
The Church of St. Michael, located in the German city of Hamburg, is considered the main Protestant church of the city. The modern church building is the third in a row, but it was made according to the first drawings at the junction of two styles - Baroque and Classicism. The first building was built in the XVII century, but it was completely burned by lightning. At the beginning of the XX century, the restored building burned down again, only the walls remained. The iron-concrete construction of the third church allowed it to survive during World War II.
The three-nave Church of St. Michael is symmetrical, has a length of 71 meters and a width of 51 meters. The cladding of the building is made of red burned brick. A bronze statue of Archangel Michael, the conquering devil after whom the church is named, is installed above the main portal of the temple.
On the 132-meter bell tower at an altitude of 106 meters there is an observation deck, which offers a beautiful view of the city. The bell clock is the largest in Germany. The main decoration of the interior of the Church of St. Michael is a font of white Italian marble, left over from the second building. Visiting the church is possible only in free hours.