St. Paul's Church, Basel: Difference between revisions

'''St. Paul's Church''' ({{lang-de|Pauluskirche}}) is a [[Continental Reformed church|Reformed Church]] in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]], part of the [[Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt]]. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by [[Karl Moser]] (1860–1936) and [[Robert Curjel]], and features a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Neo-Romanesque]] architectural style. The [[apse]] is fitted with a stone [[pulpit]] that is raised behind a stone [[communion table]]. The apse also features a gallery, with a central arch behind the pulpit, in which the organ and choir are placed.<ref name='Yates, Nigel'>{{Cite book | last=Yates | first=Nigel | year=2008 | title=Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 | publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. | isbn=978-0-7546-5797-2 | page=133 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J5vu4iBo1MMC | postscript=.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/home/citytrips/city-tips/modern-architecture/modern-pauluskirche-basel.html | title = Pauluskirche Basel | accessdateaccess-date = 2010-09-04 | publisher = myswitzerland.com }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It features artwork in [[Art Nouveau]] style including [[relief]] work on the church exterior above the main entrance by sculptor [[Carl Burckhardt (sculptor)|Carl Burckhardt]] (1878–1923), [[mosaic]]s on the inner front wall by [[Heinrich Altherr]] (1878–1947) and [[stained glass window]]s by [[Max Laeuger]] (1864–1952).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://basel.all-about-switzerland.info/basel-pauluschurch-karl-moser.html | title = Paulus Church, Basel, Switzerland | accessdateaccess-date = 2010-09-04 | publisher = All About Switzerland}}</ref>

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