Friedenskirche
The Friedenskirche or Church of Peace is situated at 30, Edith Cavell Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1912 and houses the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Johannesburg which was established in 1888 as the Deutsch-Evangelische Gemeinde zu Johannesburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building in South Africa
- Address: 38 Edith Cavell Sreet, Johannesburg, 2001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellis Park Stadium and Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Ellis Park Stadium
Stadium
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Ellis Park Stadium is a rugby union and association football stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks. Ellis Park Stadium is situated 1½ km east of Friedenskirche.
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. Johannesburg Art Gallery is situated 500 metres south of Friedenskirche.
Constitution Hill
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The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in Braamfontein, Johannesburg near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow. Constitution Hill is situated 630 metres northwest of Friedenskirche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillbrow and Braamfontein.
Hillbrow
Suburb
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.
Inner City
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The Inner city encompasses the central districts of Johannesburg, including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.
Friedenskirche
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.19249° or 26° 11′ 33″ southLongitude
28.04733° or 28° 2′ 50″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR25W+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 628509022OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q17003322
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In Other Languages
“Friedenskirche” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Friedenskirche, Hillbrow”
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