Temple Neuf, Metz

Church in Metz, France

49°07′14″N 06°10′19″E / 49.12056°N 6.17194°E / 49.12056; 6.17194LocationPlace de la Comédie, MetzCountryFranceDenominationProtestant Reformed Church of Alsace and LorraineHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureArchitect(s)Conrad Wahn^[1]StyleRomanesque Revival architecture^[2]Years built1901–1904^[1]^[2]SpecificationsCapacity1,200^[2]Length53 metres (174 ft)^[2]Width26 metres (85 ft)^[2]Number of domes1Dome height (outer)55 metres (180 ft)^[2]

Historic site

Monument historique

Designated1930^[3]Reference no.PA00106919^[3]

Temple Neuf (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃pl nœf], meaning "New Temple") is a Protestant church in Metz, France. It is located on place de la Comédie (next to Opéra-Théâtre),^[3] at the center of the Jardin d'Amour on the southwestern edge of Île du Petit-Saulcy, which is surrounded by the Moselle.

The church was built by Glod, with the first stone being laid on 25 November 1901 (when Metz was a part of the German Empire),^[2] following plans by architect Conrad Wahn.^[1] It was inaugurated as the Neue evangelische Kirche on 14 May 1904 in the presence of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and his wife Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.^[2] The church is an example of Romanesque Revival architecture,^[2] and has been a monument historique of France since 1930.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pierre Bronn (2007). Le Protestantisme en Pays Messin: Histoire et lieux de mémoire (in French). p. 190. ISBN 9782876927148.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Metz : quand Guillaume II défilait jusqu'au Temple neuf". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 22 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Base Mérimée: Temple protestant, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)