Description of the attraction
Not far from the Friedland Gate is the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, located in the building of the Rosenau Church, erected in 1926. The evangelical church of Koenigsberg, which has survived to this day, was built in the neo-Gothic style and had a square four-story clock tower.
The construction of the temple began in June 1914 on the suburb of Rosenau, which at that time became part of the city of Königsberg. The foundations for the church were laid with granite boulders of the old fortress building. The First World War and the subsequent difficult financial situation of the Prussian state postponed the construction of the building indefinitely, and only at the beginning of December 1926 the solemn consecration of the temple took place. During the Second World War, the building of the church was practically not damaged, but services were no longer held. In Soviet times, the building was used as a warehouse for one of the city's enterprises. In the 1990s, the evangelical church was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.
At the end of the twentieth century, a letter was found in the drum of the tower spire (under the cross), in which it was reported about the people who took part in the construction of the church, and drawings. The letter mentions pastor Wagner, through whose efforts the authorities gave the go-ahead for the construction, master A. Quadfasel, architect A. Pfaum and artel headman Pershke. Nowadays, the letter is kept in the museum of the temple.
Now in the building of the Rosenau Church there is the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. The historical building has the status of a cultural heritage site (of regional significance) and an architectural monument. The building was reconstructed, the area around the temple was ennobled, and in the temple itself there is a handmade iconostasis.
