{"id":19219,"date":"2021-10-22T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=19219"},"modified":"2021-10-18T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:24:49","slug":"johanniskirche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/saxony-anhalt\/magdeburg\/johanniskirche\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic view over Magdeburg from Johanniskirche"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In Magdeburg’s old town, almost on the banks of the Elbe, stands Johanniskirche. Today the building is no longer used as a church, but as a venue for events. Visitors are welcome and the view from the church tower is unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Exactly how long the church has existed is still not known. It was first mentioned in 941, when King Otto I donated a church to the monks of the Moritz Monastery. What it might have looked like at that time is not known. In 1188, the church was damaged in a town fire and burnt down in another fire in 1207.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you then read further in the historical information about the church that has been handed down, you have to give the people of Magdeburg high praise for their tireless willpower. No sooner had the church been rebuilt than another fire caused damage to the building. And this happened not just once, but several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the highlights in the history of the parish certainly took place on 26 June 1524, when Martin Luther preached in the church and the church subsequently became Protestant. Today, the Luther memorial in front of the church commemorates this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n