St. Nikolai Church, Hamburg
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St. Nikolai Church in Hamburg is a former Gothic Revival church whose towering spire once made it the tallest building in the world in the 19th century and now serves primarily as a memorial and museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Nikolai Church, Hamburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival architecture
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former church building ⓘ memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect | George Gilbert Scott ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| builtFor | Protestant worship ⓘ |
| category |
Churches in Hamburg
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Gothic Revival church buildings in Germany ⓘ World War II memorials in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial
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museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheran ⓘ |
| formerUse | parish church ⓘ |
| function |
museum of the history of Hamburg in World War II
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war memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church spire
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church tower ⓘ crypt ⓘ memorial site ⓘ museum exhibition ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | observation platform in the tower ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mahnmal-st-nikolai.de/ ⓘ |
| height | approximately 147 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in Hamburg ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hamburg-Mitte
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surface form:
Altstadt, Hamburg
Hamburg ⓘ Hamburg-Mitte ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Binnenalster
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Hamburg City Hall ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Nicholas of Myra
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surface form:
Saint Nicholas
|
| nativeName | Hauptkirche Sankt Nikolai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the tallest church spires in the world
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ruined nave preserved as open memorial ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
burned out during Operation Gomorrah in 1943
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severely damaged in World War II air raids ⓘ |
| topicOf | exhibitions on the bombing of Hamburg ⓘ |
| towerAccessibleBy | elevator ⓘ |
| towerType | church spire ⓘ |
| wasTallestBuildingInTheWorld | from 1874 to 1876 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Nikolai Church, Hamburg Description of subject: St. Nikolai Church in Hamburg is a former Gothic Revival church whose towering spire once made it the tallest building in the world in the 19th century and now serves primarily as a memorial and museum.
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