Review of the Open Monument Day 2021
Open Monument Day 2021 - digital
The nationwide Open Monument Day was once again held digitally on Sunday, 12 September under the motto "Being & Appearance - in History, Architecture and Monument Preservation". Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Foundation for Monument Protection called for the nationwide day of action to be held virtually again this year.
Once again, contributions will be made by trainees from the city of Chemnitz who, in addition to their training, have been studying the history of listed buildings and their use.
Featured monuments 2021:
On 12 September, there were also occasional presence events by other institutions or associations in Chemnitz. These can be found at www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de.
Trinity Church
Frankenberger Straße 132
Standing on a hill and visible from afar, the Trinitatis Church is an extremely effective cultural monument in terms of urban planning.
Built according to the plans of the architect Haase, the church has a plaster façade with numerous high-quality elements made of Hilbersdorf porphyry tuff. In addition to the church, the cemetery chapel, enclosure, some tombstones and the churchyard are also individual monuments of the listed "Trinitatiskirche Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf mit Kirchhof".
Our trainees Kimberly Glaser, Alina Göpel and Ronja Schubert from the 3rd year of their apprenticeship as administrative clerks and office communication clerks have analysed the building and created a presentation for you.
Former Imperial Postal Directorate
Reichsstraße 11
The former Imperial Head Post Office of the City of Chemnitz was built between 1902 and 1904 and is an important secular building of historicism on the Kaßberg.
Many thanks to Mr Jens Lunardon for providing his photographs.
Trainees Cora Schönherr, Aileen Sünderhauf and Florian Scholz from the first year of the office management apprenticeship will introduce you to some of the interesting construction details of the richly decorated building and provide further information about the cultural monument.
Rabenstein Manor House
Thomas-Müntzer-Höhe 14
The former manor house with outbuildings emerged from the manor of Oberrabenstein, which was established in the late Middle Ages. It is part of the "Rabenstein Manor House, Castle and Park" complex of listed buildings. This includes the castle park laid out around 1800 in the style of an English landscape park, Rabenstein Castle with lower and upper castle, old wall remains and surrounding moat, the manor house built in 1776 and remodelled in 1903 with outbuildings and outdoor facilities, as well as the former castle brewery with cellars and the cavalier's house of the former sheep farm on the Hoppberg. This ensemble was already included in the town's first list of monuments in 1980.
The Oberrabenstein manor house is the only manor house in the city of Chemnitz that is still largely preserved in its original state, along with the smaller cavalier houses of the sheep farm on the Hoppberg and on the Schloßberg (Salzstraße 54).
The manor house was developed on an elongated rectangular ground plan. It only has a partial basement and has two full storeys and a converted mansard attic. In typical Baroque style, the mansard roof is topped by a high hipped roof. The entire roof is slate-covered. The central ridge turret with open tower lantern was added in the Art Nouveau period (1903) and consists of a wooden structure, the lower part of which is clad with slate and the upper part with sheet zinc. The strictly symmetrical main façade facing the inner courtyard is accentuated by a central risalit with an ornamental gable. All windows, exterior doors and the gable-side veranda are designed in Baroque or Art Nouveau style.
Trainees Katharina Franke, Lena Gränitz and Savina Sehrer, who are in their first year of training as administrative assistants, analysed the building and created a presentation.
If you follow the industrial route along Zwickauer Straße, you will find the oldest depot of the Chemnitz tramway at property number 164. The Chemnitz-Kappel tram depot consists of several individual monuments and today houses the tram museum.
An overview of the history of the tramway in Chemnitz and some of the buildings of the tram depot can be found in the presentation.
Some of the exhibits in the tram museum are presented in the video of the Chemnitz tram enthusiasts.