Marktkirche, Hanover

Marktkirche
Marktkirche
Marktkirche St. Georgii et Jacobi
	Market Church seen from the observation platform of the New Town Hall
	Market Church and the approximate location of the former 13th-century defensive wall encircling the old town (●) that grew around the church and the market place next to it
	52°22′18″N 9°44′07″E / 52.371789°N 9.735329°E
Location	Hanover
Country	Germany
Denomination	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Website	www.marktkirche-hannover.de
History
Status	Parish church; Bishop's preaching venue;
Dedication	Saint George; James, son of Zebedee;
Consecrated	~ 1360
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Hall church
Style	Brick Gothic
Groundbreaking	1347
Completed	1366
Specifications
Length	61.5 metres (202 ft)
Width	26.6 metres (87 ft)
Nave width	8 metres (26 ft) centre; 5.4 metres (18 ft) lateral
Spire height	97.26 metres (319.1 ft)
Materials	Brick
Administration
Synod	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover
Deanery	Hanover City (Stadtkirchenverband)
Parish	Marktkirchengemeinde, Hanover

The Market Church (German: Marktkirche, meaning 'church at the market place') is the main Lutheran church in Hanover, Germany. Built in the 14th century, it was referred to in 1342 as the church of Saints James and George (Latin: ecclesia sanctorum Jacobi et Georgii) in dedication to Saint James the Elder and Saint George.^[1] Replacing an older, smaller, church at the same location that dated to 1125 and that is known to have been called St. Georgii (after Saint George) in 1238,^[1]^[2] Hanover grew around it and the market place situated immediately adjacent to its south that was established around the same time.^[3]^: 3 Today the official name of the church is Market Church of Saints George and James (Marktkirche St. Georgii et Jacobi), and along with the nearby Old Town Hall is considered the southernmost example of the northern German brick gothic architectural style (norddeutsche Backsteingotik).

A hall church with a monumental saddleback roof that rises above the nave and two aisles, the roof and the vaults of the naves were restored in 1952 after being destroyed in an air raid in 1943. Its tower, situated on its western side and a symbol of the power and wealth of the citizens of the town when built, is both a landmark of Hanover and, 636 years after its roof was first constructed, one of the highest towers in Lower Saxony.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Baugeschichte". kirche-hannover.de (in German). Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
^ Wehking, Sabine. "Stadt Hannover, Einleitung, 2. Die Hannoverschen Inschriften – Einordnung in die Stadtgeschichte". Deutsche Inschriften Online (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ Mlynek, Klaus; Röhrbein, Waldemar R. (eds.). "Chronik der Stadt Hannover von den Anfängen bis 1988 – Tabellarische Darstellung" (PDF). Stadtchronik Hannover (in German). Stadtarchiv Hannover. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[ow-1] "Baugeschichte". kirche-hannover.de (in German). Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

[weh22-2] Wehking, Sabine. "Stadt Hannover, Einleitung, 2. Die Hannoverschen Inschriften – Einordnung in die Stadtgeschichte". Deutsche Inschriften Online (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[mlrö22-3] Mlynek, Klaus; Röhrbein, Waldemar R. (eds.). "Chronik der Stadt Hannover von den Anfängen bis 1988 – Tabellarische Darstellung" (PDF). Stadtchronik Hannover (in German). Stadtarchiv Hannover. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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