Philipp Wilhelm Stang: Bunker Church St. Sakrament, 1940D–1952
- Düsseldorf, Germany, Show on map
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Originally built as a bunker camouflaged as a church, the building got converted into an actual church after World War 2.
The building offers a light-flooded, rectangular nave in which the altar is separated by a broad communion bench flanked by two pillars. Seven stairs–a symbol for infinity–lead up to the free-standing altar. While preserving and using the existing materials, the church appears simple and unpretentious, still monumental.
The building is a unique place of worship worldwide and has been aptly referred to as the "most stable church in the world".
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In use. Heritage protected since 1995 (last updated on September 26, 2024).