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'''Pauluskirche''' (English: '''St. Paul''') is a [[Protestant]] church in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by [[Karl Moser]] 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'>{{citation | last=Yates | first=Nigel | year=2008 | title=Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 | publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. | isbn=9780754657972 | page=133 | url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=J5vu4iBo1MMC }}</ref><ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/home/citytrips/city-tips/modern-architecture/modern-pauluskirche-basel.html | title = Pauluskirche Basel | accessdate = 2010-09-04 | publisher = myswitzerland.com}}</ref> |
'''Pauluskirche''' (English: '''Paulus Church''' or '''St. Paul''') is a [[Swiss Reformed Church]] [[Protestant]] church in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. 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'>{{citation | last=Yates | first=Nigel | year=2008 | title=Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 | publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. | isbn=9780754657972 | page=133 | url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=J5vu4iBo1MMC }}</ref><ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/home/citytrips/city-tips/modern-architecture/modern-pauluskirche-basel.html | title = Pauluskirche Basel | accessdate = 2010-09-04 | publisher = myswitzerland.com}}</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 | accessdate = 2010-09-04 | publisher = All About Switzerland}}</ref> |
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47°33′6″N 7°34′42″E / 47.55167°N 7.57833°E
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| Location | Basel |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Denomination | Protestant |
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| Dedication | Saint Paul |
Pauluskirche (English: Paulus Church or St. Paul) is a Swiss Reformed Church Protestant church in Basel, Switzerland. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser (1860-1936) and Robert Curjel and features a 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. [1][2] It features artwork in Art Nouveau style including relief work on the church exterior above the main entrance by sculptor Carl Burckhardt (1878-1923), mosaics on the inner front wall by Heinrich Altherr (1878-1947) and stained glass windows by Max Laeuger (1864-1952).[3]
References
- ^ Yates, Nigel (2008), Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 133, ISBN 9780754657972
- ^ "Pauluskirche Basel". myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Paulus Church, Basel, Switzerland". All About Switzerland. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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