Paulskirche (Strasbourg)

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View of the facade (September 2015)
The transepts also have impressive rose windows
inside view
pulpit
Walcker organ

The Protestant Paulskirche (Église Saint-Paul) is a neo-Gothic sacred building in Strasbourg in the Neustadt , the so-called "German Quarter". Due to its spectacular location on the southern tip of the northern Ill island of Sainte-Hélène (Saint Helena) in the middle of the widest part of the river, the church is one of the most photographed subjects in the city.

history

The church was built from 1892 to 1897 by the architect Louis Muller (1842–1898) as a Protestant garrison church. While the facade of the two 76 meter high towers and the color selection of the stone used fro on the Marburg Elisabethenkirche oriented, the overall system corresponds to (large width relatively small length, a total of 19 [!] Inputs) to the needs of one of military all rankings attended church service. The nave ( vault height : 20 m) was originally supposed to have four yokes and be around five meters longer, but due to unforeseen technical difficulties that had arisen during the construction of the foundations and which had increased the costs, the Latin cross was planned Build a Greek cross . In 1919, with the return of Alsace to France, the building was given to a civil parish of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine ( EPRAL ). The church was damaged by British and American bombs in 1944 and by a hail storm on August 11, 1958 .

Organs

The two organs are remarkable in terms of equipment . The main organ from the workshop of Eberhard Friedrich Walcker is one of the largest in a wide area with its 240 cubic meters and its number of registers expanded to 76 in 1934 . The organ by Marc Garnier , which was built into the former imperial hall in 1976, is considered by experts to be both aesthetically and sonically successful.

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
Montre 16 ′
Flûte majeure 16 ′
Montre 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Flûte ouverte 8th'
Flûte harmonique 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Violoncello 8th'
Great Sesquialtera II 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Prestant 4 ′
Flûte à cheminée 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Tierce II 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Septième 1 1 ⁄ 7  ′
Cornet V
Grande Furniture II-III
Fittings IV
Cymbals III
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
II positive C-g 3
Quintaton 16 ′
Salicional 16 ′
Montre 8th'
Flûte harmonique 8th'
Quintaton 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Unda maris 8th'
Fugara 4 ′
Flute 4 ′
Gemshorn 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Cornet III
Fittings II
Plein-jeu IV-V
Trumpets 8th'
Basson 8th'
Cromorne 8th'
III Récit expressif C – g 3
Bourdon 16 ′
diapason 8th'
Cor de nuit 8th'
Flûte harmonique 8th'
Viole de gambe 8th'
Voix céleste 8th'
Aéoline 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Flûte octaviante 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Flageolet 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Piccolo 1'
Cornet II-V
Plein-jeu III
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Basson / Hautbois 8th'
Voix humaine 8th'
Tremolo
Pedale C – f 1
Principal bass 32 ′
Principal 16 ′
Soubasse 16 ′
Contrebasse 16 ′
Bourdon 16 ′
Grande quinte 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Octave 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Violoncello 8th'
Great fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Prestant 4 ′
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: I / I, II / I, III / I, III / II
    • Super octave coupling: I / I, II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P

Restoration work

In September 2011 the north tower was scaffolded.

In May 2009 the restoration of the south tower of the facade began. By June 2014, the north tower and the middle section of the facade with the three main portals were restored one after the other and finally the forecourt was repaved. The restoration of the aisles is planned (as of June 2014).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the large Walcker organ , accessed on May 9, 2020.

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 11 "  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 35"  E