Church of the Saviour, Baku
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| Church of the Savior, Baku | |
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 Erlöserkirche | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Address | Nasimi town, 28th may street, 17 |
| Town or city | Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°22′37″N 49°50′52″E / 40.377004°N 49.847784°E |
| Construction started | 1896 |
| Inaugurated | 1899 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Adolf Eichler |
The Church of the Saviour (
Ministry of Culture and Tourism-owned concert hall. The Gothic-style church features a portal crowned with a decorated pediment. While Azerbaijan's Evangelical community ceased to exist in 1936, the church survived the Stalinist period because of petitions to Joseph Stalin
in which the petitioners promised, in return for sparing the church, to pray for him till death. Nevertheless, Pastor Paul Hamburg and seven other members of the local Lutheran community were executed by firing squad on 1 November 1937.
The land parcel of 1400 square
Emmanuel Nobel, his stepmother and Ludvig Nobel's second wife also attended the ceremony. The church's name was announced at that moment. On 24 June 1898 a thirteen-pud (213 kilograms (470 lb)) gilded cross was raised atop the church. In early 1899 a bell and an organ were installed. The consecration ceremony gathered over one thousand people. On 23 April 1900 the church housed its first organ concert, where Johann Sebastian Bach's works were performed.[1] On 1 December 1996 the Nobel family remembrance evening was held in the church. In 2001 the church was closed for renovation work.[2]
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Notes
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lutheran Church in Baku.
- ^ "Ave Maria Was Used to Be Heard Here" (in Russian). Azerbaijan-irs.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Baku Lutherans Out on the Street". Keston.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.