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Temple built between 1902 and 1904, one of the most emblematic buildings of the city of Metz.
The Temple Neuf was built between 1902 and 1904, and the Jardin d'Amour (already existing in the 18th century) was greatly reduced on this occasion. It is one of the most emblematic buildings, even the epinal image of the city! The photographers' favorite shot undoubtedly puts it in the foreground, relegating the beautiful St. Stephen's Cathedral to the background (William II must be delighted...). The architectural ensemble contrasts sharply with the Jaumont stone style of the Place de la Comédie at the time, as the building is constructed of grey Vosges sandstone. The desire of Kaiser Wilhelm II to establish his hold on the city (and that of the Protestants at the same time) by inspiring a Germanization of the architecture is strongest. It was inaugurated by the emperor himself, accompanied by Empress Victoria Louise of Prussia and the highest authorities of the Reichland of Alsace-Lorraine. The 52-stop organ with three manuals and pedalboard in mechanical action, built by Ernest Mühleisen, nowadays serves the talents of the greatest organists and is the venue for numerous recitals. The light flooding the octagonal tower and its two bell towers, reflected in the evening in the waters of the Moselle, offers one of the most beautiful illuminations of Metz. Inspired by the cathedral in Speyer, Germany, the temple celebrates its German and French history and floods us with its past. Bordered by the Moselle River, the Garden of Love is one of the most beautiful places to proclaim it in prose or quatrains, be the next!
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