Aegidienkirche

Hanover, Germany

The Aegidienkirche, dated back to 1163, was the furthest east of the three churches in the old city - the other two were the Marktkirche and the Kreuzkirche. It was dedicated to Saint Giles. It was destroyed in a 1943 air-raid on the city and left in ruins as a war memorial.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Breite Straße 15, Hanover, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1163
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Kreuzkirche (0,6 km)
Lower Saxony State Museum (0,4 km)

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User Reviews

Bryan Chugcho (4 years ago)
Important place to know how was the destruction in war

Tatiana Samokhvalova (5 years ago)
Worth a visit!

Tereza Černá (5 years ago)
Never been in an 'open-roof' church. Awesome experience. Must be seen. It's on the red line route.

Siby Balu (6 years ago)
Very calm area in the town . Worth visiting as it is a nice place to roam around .

Jaime Ventura (6 years ago)
Historic place. A very Nice artistic representation of the Shadow of the building. Twin city of Hiroshima.

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