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#143: Fred Janowski and Albrecht Egon Wittig, St. Thomas, Gelsenkirchen (1964-65)
A church with a prominent near-gable, sloping down from a flat roof toward the side. The side façades are emphasized by vertical grayish wood. There is a large window over the entrance. Photo by Marcel Heuer via Big Beautiful Buildings, https://bigbeautifulbuildings.de/objekte/thomaskirche-gelsenkirchen A worship space. The slightly raised altar is surrounded by pews on three sides, two sides angled in toward the altar. The walls are white and there is a subtle pattern of protruding bricks (?) behind the altar. The floor is stone. To the right, the windows rise as you move away from the altar. Photo by Marcel Heuer via Big Beautiful Buildings, https://bigbeautifulbuildings.de/objekte/thomaskirche-gelsenkirchen A side view of the church, showing the vertical wood slats and the rising windows below them. The roof slopes down steeply. Photo by Marcel Heuer via Big Beautiful Buildings, https://bigbeautifulbuildings.de/objekte/thomaskirche-gelsenkirchen An aerial view of the church, showing two main volumes: one low and one tall. on the back of the previously seen walls is a copper roof. The floor plan appears to be a square rotated 45 degrees. Detail of a photo by Thomas Robbin via Baukunst NRW, https://www.baukunst-nrw.de/objekte/Thomaskirche-Gelsenkirchen--825.htm
July 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM