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The St. Paul's Church of Strasbourg is a major Gothic Revival architecture building and one of the landmarks of the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France.
The St. Paul's Church of Strasbourg is a major Gothic Revival architecture building and one of the landmarks of the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France. Built between 1892 and 1897 during the time of the Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen, the church was designed for the Lutheran members of the Imperial German garrison stationed in Strasbourg. Several of the church's most striking features, such as its great width relative to its not so great length and the inordinately high number of portals and entrances giving access to it result from the need to accommodate military personnel from the very highest ranks down, including the Emperor, in case he came. In 1919, after the return of Alsace to France, the church was handed over to the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine and became its second parish church in the town after Bouclier parish. For the overall design of the church, architect Louis Muller drew his inspiration from the Elisabeth Church of Marburg, although he did not slavishly copy its design, gracing St. Paul's Church with three large and elaborate rose windows modelled on the rose window adorning the façade of St. Thomas' Church.
Address: 1 Place du Général Eisenhower, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Opened: 1897
Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture
Phone: +33 3 88 35 36 18
Architect(s): Louis Muller