Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Vladivostok - a monument of Gothic architecture

The Far East ... A remote region of Russia, spread out on the Pacific coast. The edge of the primeval taiga, mountain rivers and waterfalls. Homeland of miraculous ginseng and Schisandra. The region is protected ...

No less than nature, Primorsky Krai is proud of its architectural monuments, which cherish the centuries-old history.

One of the surviving pearls of German Gothic architecture is St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Vladivostok.

Remember the story

была возведена в начале XIX века с 1907 по 1909 годы. Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Vladivostok was erected at the beginning of the XIX century from 1907 to 1909. It replaced a wooden church built in 1878 by a Lutheran community on a land plot that Otto Rein, who had come from Alaska and settled in the Far East, acquired.

The project for a new building in the style of German Gothic architecture was executed by Georg Junghendel, an architect from Germany. The tree was replaced by a red brick delivered from Germany. It was acquired by the company Kunst and Albers under the management of Adolf Duttan.

In 1935, the Lutheran church was closed, and the building became the property of the Navy.

музей Тихоокеанского флота: были оформлены экспозиции с оружием, бюст Ленина разместили прямо на алтаре, во дворе установили артиллерийские орудия. After 15 years, in 1950, the Pacific Fleet Museum was placed here : expositions with weapons were decorated, the bust of Lenin was placed directly on the altar, artillery guns were installed in the courtyard.

Revival

1997 became a landmark for the Lutheran community: Germany recognized the church as a monument of German culture abroad, the administration of the regional center transferred the building to the permanent use of the Lutheran community, the restoration of the temple began with the joint efforts of Germany and the city of Vladivostok.

лютеранская церковь Святого Павла во Владивостоке наполнилась органной музыкой благодаря органу - подарку, прибывшему из Сиднея и Мельбурна (Австралия). In 2006, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Vladivostok was filled with organ music thanks to a gift organ, which came from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. , социально значимые мероприятия , акции благотворительности, но и концерты классической органной музыки. Since that moment, not only church services , socially significant events , charitable actions , but also concerts of classical organ music began to be held in the oldest city church building . Classics, accompanied by an organ in a building filled with a hundred-year history, with fine acoustics, makes a strong impression, regardless of religious preferences.

The Austrian organ under the vaults of the kirkhi sounded for three years, then it was donated to the Lutherans of the city of Arseniev, and a new organ came to replace it from Germany.

The church can accommodate about half a thousand people, including seating for about 200.

The pearl of the seaside capital

лютеранская церковь Святого Павла во Владивостоке в историческом городском центре. Majestically located Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Vladivostok in the historic city center. It stands on the dais, dominating the whole space of the district and invariably causing admiration of the residents and guests of the Far Eastern regional center.

Vladivostok, Pushkinskaya street - this place on the city map is included in the list of architectural and historical objects. , в необычном для Владивостока поздне готическом стиле - один из культурных центров, украшение города. Today the building of the church with beautiful stained-glass windows , in an unusual Gothic style for Vladivostok - one of the cultural centers, the decoration of the city. On the top floor there is a large library. In this case, the temple is active. Lutherans spend a wedding here.

The Lutheran church is a clear indication that the seaside capital has been an international and interdenominational city since its inception.