St. Peter and Paul (Rosheim)

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The parish church of St. Peter and Paul ( French : Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul ) is a Romanesque church in Rosheim in the Bas-Rhin department . It represents one of the most important stages on the Romanesque Road in northern Alsace .

history

Choir
Choir room

The building made of yellow and pink sandstone was erected from around 1150 when the construction of a choir tower began, which is now a side chapel of the south transept. The crossing and bell tower was raised in Gothic style from 1286 . The construction site started with the apse , and this part of the building still has the richest sculptural decoration.

During the French Revolution , some of the sculptures were chipped or damaged.

description

The interior of the church is small and simple and is particularly effective due to the well-proportioned spatial impression and the well-thought-out contrast of broad cuboids and narrow stones in the wall. The main interior decoration is the skillfully carved column capitals , including the famous "head capital", which has 21 different physiognomies.

organ

The organ is a specialty . It was built in 1733 by Andreas Silbermann . The instrument originally stood on an organ stand and originally had 25 stops on three manuals and a pedal . The instrument has been restored and repaired several times over the years. In 1859 the organ stand was removed and the instrument by Joseph Stiehr was repositioned on the south wall of the choir room, whereby a manual was also omitted and the layout was permanently changed. In 1935 the organ was last revised by Jean Lapreste, Joseph Rinckenbach's successor. Today the instrument has 20 stops on two manuals and a pedal.

I Grand Orgue C, D-c 3
1. Montre 8th'
2. Bourdon 8th'
3. Viol 8th'
4th Prestant 4 ′
5. Flûte à cheminée 4 ′
6th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
7th Duplicate 2 ′
8th. Cornet V (D) 8th'
9. Fittings III 1'
10. Trumpets 8th'
11. Voix humaine 8th'
II positive interior C, D – c 3
12. Bourdon 8th'
13. Salicional 8th'
14th Prestant 4 ′
15th Flute 4 ′
16. Flageolet 2 ′
17th Cromorne 8th'
Tremblant doux
Pedale C, D – c 1
18th Soubasse 16 ′
19th Flute 8th'
20th Trumpets 8th'
  • Pair: II / I (B)

Dimensions

Some dimensions of the church

  • Overall external length: 36.05 m
  • Total inner length: 34, 38
    • Longhouse: 19, 65 m
    • Crossing: 6, 28
    • Choir and apse: 8, 35 m
  • Total inner width of the nave: 13.3 m
  • Vault height of the central nave: 11.37 m
  • Vault height of the side aisles: 5.96 m
  • Vault height of the crossing: 12.46 m
  • Vault height of the apse: 10 m
  • Height of the crossing tower: 37 m
  • External width of the facade: 17, 17 m
  • External width of the transept: 20.49 m

Views

  • overall view

  • overall view

  • apse

  • South portal

  • inside view

  • Man-eating monster

  • The Jew with the wallet

  • The head capital

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information on the Silbermann organ ( memento of the original from August 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / decouverte.orgue.free.fr
  2. ^ Robert Will: Alsace romane , Zodiaque Éditions, collection "La nuit des temps" (No. 22), 1965
  3. ↑ Assall, Paul: Jews in Alsace , Elster Publishing Moos, 1984, ISBN 3-89151-000-4

literature

  • Suzanne Braun: Alsace romane . Dijon 2010, pp. 238-249.

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ 48 ″  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 14 ″  E