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Church St.Christopherus, Cologne
Allensteiner - / Weidenpescher Strasse
1954 - 1959 / 1960 - 1965
In
1954 Rudolf Schwarz was awarded the contract for the center of a newly
established parish in the Ford settlement. A simple hall with a height
of 13 meters rises above
a rectangular ground plan with dimensions of 28 x 19 meters. According to his own declaration Rudolf Schwarz had the intention to build the church as a precious shrine.
Two pairs of pillars support the two longitudinal beams, which carry a ribbed ceiling which is visible on the inside. The three-stepped altar area extends far into the space,
almost reaching the first pillars. The organ stands free in front of the rear wall, on top of two concrete blocks. The confessional boxes are installed laterally in these concrete blocks,
in between is the place for the singers. The floor consists of cut stones and clay tiles in a large-scale division. The baptismal site is marked by a "carpet" of different colored marble.
The steel structure of the exterior walls is left visible, and infilled with brickwork. The brick walls are left exposed on the inside and from the outside. The concrete parts are painted
deep blue on the exterior, while they are held in green colour on the inside. Large rectangular windows are located in the upper area of the walls, just above the continuous
concrete crossbar. The end walls have each one window, while the longitudinal sides show three windows. All stained glass windows are designed by Georg Meistermann.
Porch, tower and the buildings of the community center were planned from the very beginning, but they were built only in 1963 by Maria Schwarz, after the death of her husband Rudolf.
The Sacristy, located opposite the porch is the connection to the houses of the community center. The two-storey rectory, containing a youth center and a community hall, is located to
the south of the church und is arranged in parallel. A one-storey nurserey school is grouped around a courtyard in the area of the hall. Today the Church serves as a house
of worship for the German-Armenian community.
a rectangular ground plan with dimensions of 28 x 19 meters. According to his own declaration Rudolf Schwarz had the intention to build the church as a precious shrine.
Two pairs of pillars support the two longitudinal beams, which carry a ribbed ceiling which is visible on the inside. The three-stepped altar area extends far into the space,
almost reaching the first pillars. The organ stands free in front of the rear wall, on top of two concrete blocks. The confessional boxes are installed laterally in these concrete blocks,
in between is the place for the singers. The floor consists of cut stones and clay tiles in a large-scale division. The baptismal site is marked by a "carpet" of different colored marble.
The steel structure of the exterior walls is left visible, and infilled with brickwork. The brick walls are left exposed on the inside and from the outside. The concrete parts are painted
deep blue on the exterior, while they are held in green colour on the inside. Large rectangular windows are located in the upper area of the walls, just above the continuous
concrete crossbar. The end walls have each one window, while the longitudinal sides show three windows. All stained glass windows are designed by Georg Meistermann.
Porch, tower and the buildings of the community center were planned from the very beginning, but they were built only in 1963 by Maria Schwarz, after the death of her husband Rudolf.
The Sacristy, located opposite the porch is the connection to the houses of the community center. The two-storey rectory, containing a youth center and a community hall, is located to
the south of the church und is arranged in parallel. A one-storey nurserey school is grouped around a courtyard in the area of the hall. Today the Church serves as a house
of worship for the German-Armenian community.