Church of the Holy Spirit, Wolfsburg

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Building in Wolfsburg , Germany

Church of the Holy Spirit
Heilig Geist Kirche
Church exterior

General information
Location	Wolfsburg Germany
Construction started	1961
Opened	1962
Height	32 meters (tower)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Alvar Aalto

52°24′35″N 10°46′10″E / 52.40970°N 10.76949°E / 52.40970; 10.76949Church of the Holy Spirit (German: Heilig Geist Kirche) is a Lutheran church and parish center in Wolfsburg, Germany. The building is a notable project of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.^[1]

November 1958, Alvar Aalto was personally commissioned to design the church by then-pastor Erich Bammel; Aalto began designing the building the same year.^[1] The design was completed and construction started in 1961. The church opened the following year.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "AD Classics: Heilig Geist Kirche / Alvar Aalto". ArchDaily. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ Ando, Mihoko (May 2018). "Reprise and Continuity in Alvar Aalto's Design Process for Three Churches". Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 17 (2): 237–244. doi:10.3130/jaabe.17.237.