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)

Interesting Sites Nearby

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Marktkirche (0,4 km)
Leineschloss (0,4 km)
Herrenhausen Gardens (3,6 km)
Kreuzkirche (0,6 km)
Lower Saxony State Museum (0,4 km)

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St. Lamberti Church (28,7 km)
St. Mauritius Church (27,8 km)

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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