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Description
The Friedenskirche in Manching, designed by Olaf Andreas Gulbransson (1916-1961), is one of the most significant sacred buildings of the post-war period in Germany and a memorial to peace, condemning terror and violence.
The sacred building was erected directly at the gate of the adjacent Fort VIII of the Landesfestung Ingolstadt fortress. In the final months of the Second World War, the site was used as a prison and execution ground for deserters. After 1945, the fort was gradually demolished by the Americans. When the construction of a Protestant church was planned in 1957, this site was chosen, which Gulbransson designed as an architectural counterpoint to the Nazi past.
The extensive fortress wall, at the corner of which the church is situated, provided the building materials. This creates the impression that rubble was used, reinforcing the memorial character of the building. The floor plan consists of two diagonally shifted squares: a square church interior and a rectangular sacristy with adjoining rooms. Beneath a tent-like roof that rises towards the altar in the corner, the pews are arranged in double-angled rows, without a central aisle.
The folded paper model, characteristic of Gulbransson, reflects the simple basic geometric form and illustrates the use of rubble material.