Synagogues and Churches: The Transformation of the Religious Cityscape in Germany since 1990

Since the reunification of Germany its religious topography has undergone some drastic transformations. Whereas synagogues and mosques are being built, and in a few cases churches as well, the latter are in the pro-cess of reuse and demolition. In this contribution some of these current archi...

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Published in:bfo-Journal
Main Author: Wildt, Kim de 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: bauforschungonline. ch 2019
In: bfo-Journal
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Summary:Since the reunification of Germany its religious topography has undergone some drastic transformations. Whereas synagogues and mosques are being built, and in a few cases churches as well, the latter are in the pro-cess of reuse and demolition. In this contribution some of these current architectural transformations will be analyzed as phenomena that charac-terize the religious makeup of contemporary German society.
ISSN:2297-7260
Contains:Enthalten in: bfo-Journal