Kaliningrad Puppet Theatre

The Queen Luise Memorial Church in Kaliningrad, the former Koenigsberg is one of the attractions of the city. In the former Evangelical Lutheran Church is now the puppet theater of the Kaliningrad Oblast.

History

The church was built in honor of the Prussian Queen Luise. She was thus the first house of worship outside of the Konigsberg Wallring and the first church of several that was built on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of Prussia. The municipality came from the villas suburbs hooves and Amalienau. The founders were Kommerzienrat Louis Grosskopf, his wife Helene, nee Winkler and other donors. The planning of the neo-Romanesque church was in the hands of the architect Friedrich Heitmann. Was built the church from 1899 to 1901 on September 9th. 1901, the church was consecrated in the presence of the imperial couple.

During World War II, the church was damaged. The ruins stood for a long time without attention. In the 1960s, their demolition has been provided, but the architect Yuri Vaganov could prevent this by developing a project, which provided for the conversion of the church to a puppet theater. Inside, moved 1968 to 1970 in place of the galleries a false ceiling in order to create a theater room with a stage for puppet shows. The reconstruction was completed in 1976.

Queen Luise Memorial Church in Königsberg

Queen Luise Memorial Church in Königsberg

Queen Luise Memorial Church in Kaliningrad