St. Nikolai, Kiel

St. Nikolai
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54°19′22″N 10°08′24″E / 54.32278°N 10.14000°E / 54.32278; 10.14000
LocationKiel, Schleswig-Holstein
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Websitewww.st-nikolai-kiel.de
Architecture
Architectural typehall church
StyleGothic
Completed1242 (1242)
Administration
SynodNorthern Church

St. Nikolai is the name of a Protestant parish and its church in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the town's oldest building, at the Alter Markt.[1] It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. In the 19th century, it was remodeled in Gothic Revival style. Destroyed in World War II, it was rebuilt with a simpler contemporary interior. It features notable artworks such as a bronze baptismal font from 1340, an altar from 1460, a triumphal cross from 1490, a wood-carved pulpit from 1705, and outside a bronze by Ernst Barlach from 1928.

  1. ^ See the German-language Wikipedia article Alter Markt (Kiel).