16th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is a brick edifice completed in 1911 and designed by architect Wallace Rayfield in the Byzantine Revival style. The church gained tragic prominence in 1963 when members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the building, killing four young girls during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite this violence, the church remains active and stands as a central landmark within Birmingham's Civil Rights District. Recognized for its historical significance, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006 and has been included on the UNESCO list of tentative World Heritage Sites since 2008. The structure is also listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and the National Register of Historic Places.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- organization, Protestant church building
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Birmingham, United States
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