Herderkirche/Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul

Church in Weimar, Germany, dating from 1201

The church of St Peter and Paul in Weimar, Germany, is also known as Herderkirche (Herder Church) after Johann Gottfried Herder. It is the most important church building of the town, and is called Stadtkirche (town church), opposed to the courtly Schloßkirche (court chapel). It has been the church of a Lutheran parish since 1525, after the Reformation. The church is part of the World Heritage Site Classical Weimar, together with other sites affiliated with the Weimar Classicism movement. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998, these sites bear testimony to the cultural importance of Weim

From St. Peter und Paul, Weimar on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Church

Period:
1201

Where:
Weimar, Germany

Coordinates:
50.98°N, 11.33°E

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