Martin
Bucer Church, Breisach, Germany
Architect
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Date
Built
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1968
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Location
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Zeppelin
Strasse 7
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Description
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This interesting and unusual church in
Briesach is unfortunately a building with
serious problems. The congregation is
engaged in raising the estimated 1.2M Euros it
will take to renovate the church. The
restoration plan is designed to address
substantial damage to the foundation on which
the 4 points of of the tent-folding roof are
supported.
The concrete of the foundation is suffering
from concrete cancer, a phenomenon which has
led to significant damage. In addition
moisture damage to the wooden structure of the
support points has resulted in a fungal attack
and strong corrosion of steel hubs.
Construction work is scheduled to begin in May
of 2017 and take approximately 12 months.
During this time the church will not be
available for services. When I visited
the building in July of 2016, it appeared as
if some work was already underway.
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