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St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Church
	The front of Pauluskirche, Basel
Location	Basel
Country	Switzerland
Denomination	Swiss Reformed Church
History
Dedication	Saint Paul
Administration
Synod	Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt

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St. Paul's Church (‹See Tfd›German: Pauluskirche) is a Reformed 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]

^ Yates, Nigel (2008). Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7546-5797-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Pauluskirche Basel". myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
^ "Paulus Church, Basel, Switzerland". All About Switzerland. Retrieved 2010-09-04.

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