Pictures of Saint Aposteln in Cologne, Germany

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Address
St. Aposteln
Neumarkt 30 • 50667 Köln
Phone
0221/9258760
0221/92587618
E-Mail
Internet
Business Hours
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 12.30 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Address St. Aposteln

Neumarkt 30 • 50667 Köln

Phone 0221/9258760

Fax 0221/92587618

E-Mail webmaster@st-aposteln.de

Internet www.st-aposteln.de

Business Hours Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 12.30 a.m.-4 p.m.

St. Aposteln is a masterpiece of Romanesque-Hohenstaufen architecture, also because of its tri-conchal chancel in its harmonious form.

The lozenge roof of the western tower is an archetype of Hohenstaufen architecture. In the building's central nave, the 11th century construction period can still be recognised from the coloured sandstone of the pillars. Just by the entrance, inside the church, the statues of the fourteen auxiliary saints are located, and in the east conch, valuable oak religious depictions dating back to the 14th century are on show. However, the most precious piece of church treasure is the Heribert Chalice dating back to the 13th century. It is carved on top with the Apostles, and the base is adorned with pressed medallions.

Last of the churches built with a trefoil choir in Cologne (end of 12th. C.). One of the most beautiful examples of Romanesque architecture

10.Jh. The first church was built.
11.Jh. Archbishop Pilgrim had a basilica built which remained a monastery boundary until 1802.
12.Jh. The western tower was built
1192 In the East, the trefoil chancel was created.
Anfang des 13. Jh. The naves of the basilica were vaulted.
1945 Following the Second World War and the destruction associated with it, the design achieved formerly was reconstructed.