Aegidienkirche memorial

St. Aegidius Church in Hannover was built in the 14th century and is the easternmost of the three churches in the Old Town. It was named after St. Aegidius and is located near Aegidientorplatz, at the corner of Breite Straße and Osterstraße. Originally, a chapel was built on this site in the 10th century, which was later replaced by a Romanesque church. The current Gothic hall church was built in 1347 and has been renovated several times over the centuries. Particularly noteworthy is the Baroque tower, which received a new façade between 1703 and 1711. Inside the church today there are significant works of art, including the shell limestone sculpture “Demut” by Kurt Lehmann and the shadow line “Zickzack” by Dorothee von Windheim. The exterior walls of the church are adorned with Baroque tombs from the 17th and 18th centuries. On the south wall is the so-called “Seven Men’s Stone,” which commemorates a legendary event from the year 1490. In 1943, the church was destroyed during air raids on Hannover, and its ruins have since served as a memorial to the victims of war and violence. Every year on August 6, Hiroshima Day, the church’s peace bell—donated by Hanover’s Japanese sister city, Hiroshima—is rung. Today, the Aegidienkirche belongs to the Marktkirchengemeinde, which was formed in 1982 through the merger of the four Old Town parishes.

Here you can discover the Aegidienkirche in 360°:

You can find much more information about this and 35 other attractions, as well as interesting insider tips, in the *Roter Faden*.

Be sure to visit the Aegidienkirche website as well.

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