Trinity Church
The Trinity church is an early baroque hall church in the middle of the old town of Regensburg. It was one of the first new Protestant-Lutheran church buildings in Bavaria. The foundation stone of the Dreieinigkeitskirche was laid in the middle of the Thirty Years' War and on December 5, 1631, the building was completed according to plans by Hanns Carl. From the outside it looked as defiant as a castle. The south tower and the adjoining sacristy could only be provisionally closed because Bavarian troops had looted the town treasury while fleeing from the Swedes in April 1632.
Inside, Hanns Carl had built the church as a pillarless hall. This was unusual and that is why the church became widely famous in the following decades. Even the surrounding wooden galleries were not supported by vertical columns, but were anchored at an angle in the outer walls.
Therefore, a clear view of the altar and pulpit was possible from all seats. This was in line with Lutheran ideas of being able to deliver sermons more effectively in front of many visitors. The church offered seating for more than 1,000 people. The barrel vault of the nave, suspended in the roof truss, is unusual. It was anchored back in the roof truss. For the time, innovative lightweight construction was used. The entire load of the roof rested on the outer walls of the church. This construction was the idea of master carpenter Lorenz Friedrich, whose skills are still admired by experts today.
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End of March until end of October
Wednesday - Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm
Trinity church
Am Ölberg 1 | 93047 Regensburg
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