Architecture

Sisters' House, at the Count Zinzendorf Square (former Church Square)

Christiansfeld, Southern Denmark, Denmark

Søsterhuset [Danish]
Grev Zinzendorf Plads [Danish]
Brødremenighedens Kirkeplads [Danish]
Sisters' House, at the Count Zinzendorf Square (former Church Square)

Architecture

The sisters' house originally served as a community centre for unmarried sisters of the Moravian Brethren. The sisters not only lived and slept there, it was also a centre for the community's business activities, housing sewing and spinning rooms and later a margarine factory.

structure overview

Architecture: Sisters' House

built
1776-1800
culture
style/period
work type form/concept
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1776
main building
1784-1786
east wing
1799-1800
western wing
1798-1801
eastern annex
1861
western annex

Specifications

Specifications: Sisters' House

area
1,185 m²
floor area
2,370 m²
stories (above ground)
2

Geography

local language location name
Christiansfeld, Danmark [Danish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
extension
reference
1468bis

Image characteristics

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