The Torgau Castle Chapel is the first and only new church building dedicated by Martin Luther himself. It is considered to be the prototype of Protestant church architecture and an authentic testimony to the Reformation of outstanding art-historical, historical and religious significance.
 

Since February 2024, the Torgau Castle Chapel has been listed as a single application on the German Tentative List for World Heritage status.

• Click here for the entry on the German Tentative List: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6723/
   

In January 2025, an international conference entitled ‘Talking about the Torgau Castle Chapel’ was held at Hartenfels Castle in Torgau to discuss the World Heritage potential of the Torgau Castle Chapel.

• Click here for the conference programme
  
  

As a result, renowned scientists argued that the Torgau Castle Chapel deserves a place on the World Heritage List.

• Click here for the announcement on the webpage of Princeton University: https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/whats/news/thomas-dacosta-kaufmann-advocates-world-heritage-site-international-conference
   

In September 2025, the results of the conference will be published in a collection of essays at Sandstein Verlag Dresden.

• Click here for the announcement in the publisher's programme: https://verlag.sandstein.de/res/user/sandstein/media/verlagsprospekt.pd

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