The Castle Chapel

The castle chapel is located in Wing B and is open for viewing during the summer months. In addition, the electoral gallery with a view from above into the church can be visited within the exhibition STANDFEST. BIBLEFEST. TRINKFEST.

Opening hours & admission fee

The Castle Chapel was inaugurated by Martin Luther himself in 1544. It is regarded as one of the earliest building constructed specifically as a Protestant place of worship, and it was taken as the model for subsequent church buildings. Lucas Cranach and his workshop were active here, as was also Johann Walter, who established Torgau’s first town choir and later became director of the Hofkapelle (court orchestra) in Dresden.

The Torgau Castle Chapel is nominated on the Tentative List of the UNESCO Commission for inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6723/

Further information you can find here.

The Castle Chapel

The Castle Chapel

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