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Dusseldorf has never been a clerical centre or a place of important religious happenings. During the Protestant Reformation, the city liberated itself from the rule of the Archbishop of Cologne. Thus it has no big cathedral or pilgrimage church.
The mother church of the city is the Catholic St. Lambertus church in the old town, Altstadt, which hosts the venerable relicts of Saint Apollinaris. Constructed in the 14th century, it is still one of the city’s major sights. Its skew tower dates back to 1815 when the church tower was rebuild after a fire using wood that was too fresh. Drying afterwards, the wood turned the roof slightly.
Dusseldorf’s oldest Protestant church is Neanderkirche in Bolkerstrasse, also in the old town, Altstadt. The church is famous for its excellent concerts and functions. Another Protestant landmark in the city is Johanneskirche. Situated on Martin-Luther-Platz, just in front of the state’s ministry of justice, the church represents the strength of the Protestant church during the Imperial German Era. An imposing Bismarck memorial is standing between the two institutions. A little further north from the city centre Kreuzkirche and St. Adolfus Kirche are two examples of Neo-Romanesque splendour.
These churches are normally open for viewing during the day:
St. Lambertus Kirche
Stiftsplatz
40213 Düsseldorf
German Link: St. Lambertus Kirche...
Neanderkirche
Bolkerstrasse
40213 Düsseldorf
German Link: Neanderkirche...
Johanneskirche
Martin-Luther-Platz
40212 Düsseldorf
German Link: Johanneskirche...
Kreuzkirche
Collenbachstrasse
40476 Düsseldorf
German Link: Kreuzkirche...
St. Adolfus Kirche
Fischerstrasse
40477 Düsseldorf
German Link: St. Adolfus Kirche...
