St. John's Church, Dresden

St. John's (German: Johanneskirche) was a church in Dresden dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built from 1874 to 1878 to designs by Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel, making it the first known neo-Gothic building in the city. It was damaged by bombing in the Second World War and demolished in 1954.[1]

The Johanneskirche in 1878)
The Johanneskirche in 1951
This article is about the Johanneskirche. For the expatriate American community church, see American Church of St. John.

References
  1. Blaschke, K.; John, U.; Starke, H. (2006). Geschichte der Stadt Dresden. Geschichte der Stadt Dresden (in German). Theiss. p. 626. ISBN 978-3-8062-1928-9. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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