The Lutheran Church of Rome ( Italian: La chiesa Evangelica Luterana di Roma ), also known as the Church of Christ ( German: Christuskirche , Italian. Chiesa di Cristo ), is a church building owned by the Lutheran community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Italy . Located on the corner of via Sicilia and via Toscana.
| Lutheran church | |
| Lutheran Church of Rome | |
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| La chiesa evangelica luterana di roma Chiesa di cristo Christuskirche | |
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| A country |  Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Italy |
| Architectural style | neo-gothic |
| Project Author | Franz Schwechten |
| Architect | |
| Building | 1910 - 1922 |
| Status | active church |
| Site | ev-luth-gemeinde-rom.org |
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History
The evangelical community has existed in Rome since 1819 [1] , but for almost a hundred years it did not have a special church building. At the beginning of the 20th century, the outstanding German architect Franz Schwechten , whose most famous work is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, was involved in the creation of the project for the future church. The construction of the church took place during the First World War , so it lasted almost 12 years. In 1922, the building was consecrated and began to function.
Description
The building is unique to Lutheran church architecture - it has not one (the most frequent option) or two, but three towers - two on each side of the facade , and the third, the highest, is located eccentrically from the altar side of the building. The facade itself includes a portal with three statues located above it - Christ, the apostles Peter and Paul.
Inside, the space of the building is divided into three naves . The altar is decorated with mosaics depicting Christ with the law.