The City Church
The city church found in the Market Place is one of the most
significant buildings in Glückstadt. After the Reformation it
was the first new evangelic church built in Schleswig-Hostein.
From 1618-1621 the first nave was built and in 1623 the tower was
finished. With a destructive storm in 1648 the tower and part of
the nave were destroyed. In 1650-1651, the building was once
again finished and still remains today. The second large nave was
built and a baroque pinacle for the tower . On the left side of
the tower you can find the "Admirals anker" (The
Admirals anchor), which was given by the King after the victory
of one of the battles on the Elbe with Hamburg. The weathervane
on the top of the tower is conspicuous because you can see a
heathen god and it is probably the only Christian place where you
will ever find something like that. The inside of the church is
interesting because of the combination of baroque and gothic
styles. In 1962, the church was renovated and repaired. The brass
chandelier, in the main nave, has a hole in the sphere that you
can find if you look closely. It was created during the siege of
Sweden, Russia, and Prussia by a bomb explosion in the church.
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