Church of the Holy Cross, Görlitz

Name: Church of the Holy Cross
Address: 1 Erich-Mühsam-Straße, Görlitz, Germany

#26 among attractions in Görlitz

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The Kreuzkirche is a Protestant church building from the beginning of the 20th century on the edge of the southern part of Görlitz between Arndtstrasse and Reuterstrasse. The architect of the modern church building, erected between 1913 and 1919, was Rudolf Bitzan from Dresden. The completion was taken over by the Görlitz architect Gerhard Röhr. He combined stylistic elements from modernism, art nouveau and neoclassicism in the monumental sacral building. The church forms an architectural unit with the adjoining double rectory and parish hall to the southeast.

Architectural style: ModernCoordinates: 51°8'26"N, 14°58'20"E

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1 Erich-Mühsam-StraßeGörlitz Germany

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Church of the Holy Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Görlitz Department Store, Synagogue, Reichenbach Tower, Görlitz Zoo.

1.1 miNE
Shopping, Department store, Art Nouveau architecture
Görlitz Department Store, Görlitz
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1.2 miNE
Synagogue
Synagogue, Görlitz
31 min walk • The Görlitz Synagogue in Görlitz, Germany was built between 1909 and 1911 in the Art Nouveau style and was the main place of worship for the city's Jewish community. Despite an arson attack, the synagogue was one of the few synagogues in the area to survive Kristallnacht, sustaining only minor damage.
1.1 miNE
Tower
Reichenbach Tower, Görlitz
30 min walk • The Reichenbach Tower probably built in the 13th century and first mentioned in 1376 is the western part of the historic fortification of Görlitz. With a height of 51m it is the tallest of the three fortified towers in Görlitz.
~1600 ftE
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Görlitz Zoo, Görlitz
8 min walk • The Görlitz Zoo is a zoo in Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1957, it covers 5 hectares and houses 500 animals from 100 species and also some types of domestic breeds.
1.4 miNE
Observation decks and towers
Nikolai Tower, Görlitz
37 min walk • The 45m tall Nikolai Tower probably erected before 1250 is part of the historic fortification of Görlitz. It is located inside the inner part of Görlitz between the old town and the historic nikolai suburb.
1.3 miNE
Renaissance architecture
Schönhof, Görlitz
35 min walk • The Schönhof is the oldest Renaissance-building in Görlitz, Germany. The building on Bretheren Street 8 was constructed by Wendel Roskopf in 1526 over the surviving stone foundations after the town fire in 1525.
0.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Jakobus, Görlitz
12 min walk • The cathedral of St. Jakobus in Görlitz, Germany, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz, dedicated to St. James. It was built in neo-Gothic style and consecrated in 1900 as a parish church. It became a cathedral in 1994, due to the reorganisation of East German dioceses.
1.4 miNE
Library
Oberlausitzische Bibliothek der Wissenschaften, Görlitz
35 min walk • The Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences contains about 150,000 volumes, making it the largest library in Görlitz and the most important regional library between Dresden and Wrocław.
1.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Museum of Natural History, Görlitz
28 min walk • The Museum of Natural History in Görlitz, Germany is a natural history museum with focus on zoology, botany and geology. Since 2009, the museum has been part of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung with headquarters in Frankfurt/Main. The main field of research is soil biology.
1.5 miNE
Tower
Neisse Tower, Görlitz
38 min walk • The Neisse Tower first mentioned in 1315 was part of the historic fortification of Görlitz until its demolition in 1836. It was located next to the bridge over the Lusatian Neisse close to the historic old town, which led to the now polish city Zgorzelec.
1.5 miNE
Church
St. Peter and Paul church, Görlitz
39 min walk • Parish church of St. Piotr and Paweł in Görlitz-the Evangelical-Augsburg Church located in Saxon Görlitz on the hill on Nysa Łużycka. The largest indoor church in Saxony.