St. Paul's Church, Basel

The St. Paul's Church in the city of Basel is an Evangelical Protestant church in the Romanesque Revival style in the ring - quarters near the stands Schützenmatte on a triangular detached property situated a little higher (about 1.5 meters).

  • 3.1 organ
  • 3.2 bells

History

The church was built, between May 1898 and November 1901 by the architect community Curjel and Moser. On Sunday, November 17, 1901, the St. Paul's Church was inaugurated with three worship services.

Architecture

Architectural language

Due to the location and the monumental cross-shaped central structure with a square tower and its highly visible rose window of the church is the vanishing point from the railway station towards Viaduktstrasse. The design language is reminiscent in their basic forms to the late Romanesque period.

Facade

The façade of the geometric Art Nouveau influenced and worked as a bas-relief interlacing. The sweeping stairs and the main entrance faces east, so the usual alignment was abandoned for the St. Paul's Church. The relief on the main facade Christ helps a fallen sinners comes from Carl Burckhardt. The figure with the dragon Archangel Michael defeating created Oskar jaw.

Interior

Inside, the seats are lined up in a semicircle and allow from all positions from a direct view to the pulpit. The layout of the interior according to the Wiesbaden program is widely implemented in St. Paul's Church. By Heinrich Altherr the mosaic from the pulpit niche and Max Laeuger comes the designs for the stained glass windows. Make the story of Jesus with Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, and the " end of time" of Revelation ( 11:15), which is announced by an angel, is: Now the rule is one of the world our Lord and his anointed ( Christ ).

Equipment

Organ

The St. Paul's Church has one of Kuhn Organ Builders ( Männedorf ) Built in 1987 with a historic organ about half pipe inventory from the previous organ of the Basel organ builder carpenter from 1901 has 53 stops on 3 manuals at the following disposition. :

  • Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P.
  • Accessories: 6 fixed combinations (P, MF, F, FF, TT, Pedal Tutti ), combination system with 256 combinations and memory card reader, crescendo.

Bells

The St. Paul's Church has a total of five bells.

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