Chapels on the bike path: Film shows impressive wooden sacral buildings!

Chapels on the bike path: Film shows impressive wooden sacral buildings!

In the Swabian Donautal, an interesting project has taken on: Seven architects have designed seven prayer and prayer rooms along a bike path in recent years. These unique wooden sacral buildings were built between 2018 and 2020 and are now part of a special documentation that will be shown on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in the cinema of youth (Eisenbahnstraße 158). The film is part of the "Architecture in the Film" series, which was initiated by the Center for Building Culture Saxony (ZFBK) and the city of Leipzig.

The documentary produced by Jens Weber and Orla Connolly not only captures the impressive visual design of the chapels, but also illuminates the reactions of the people to these constructions. In addition to the excellent pictures, the musical compositions of Wolfram Oettl play a crucial role that rounds off the film experience. As part of the event, an input of Nora Gitter and Winfried Endres will be given at 6 p.m. about the renovation of the canteen house in the east of Leipzig before the film is shown from 7 p.m.

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In the film, the materials of the chapels, the lighting conditions, surfaces and views as well as the embedding of the buildings are addressed in the surrounding nature. It also shows how both profane and inspired reactions of the visitors are documented on this architectural form. The architecture firms that were involved in this project include Staab, Mäckler and Pawson, which indicates a high architectural level.

Important note for the audience: Due to renovation work in the cinema of youth, both the places and the comfort can be restricted at this event. Visitors are also asked to wear construction helmets that are provided in the cinema.

The series "Architecture in the Film" takes place regularly, a new film is presented once a month. The next appointment is already clear: On August 12, 2025, Derek Jarman's film will be shown. Further information on the series of events is online at www.leipzig.de/netzwerk-baukultur

For the presentation of the film "7 Kapellen" on June 17th and the later film series, admission is free, which also makes the offer attractive for a wider public. This not only promotes understanding of architecture, but also access to contemporary topics and aestheticisms of building culture is also opened.