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St. Peter und Paul, Weimar. 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 church of the Church in Middle Germany
- Hall church
Innenansicht. Der im Volksmund als Herderkirche bezeichnete Bau nennt sich eigentlich Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul und ist das bedeutendste Kirchengebäude der Stadt Weimar und befindet sich in der Altstadt. Er dient seit der Reformation 1525 der Gemeinde evangelisch-lutherischen Glaubens.
Stadtkirche reich an Kunstwerken. Gemeinsam mit dem Herderhaus und -garten sowie dem benachbarten Alten Gymnasium gehört sie zum UNESCO-Welterbe "Klassisches Weimar". Der Ursprung der Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul reicht in die Zeit der Stadtgründung zurück. Für die um die Mitte des 13.
History and description. The triptych altarpiece was commissioned by the Elector of Saxony John Frederick I and installed at the high altar of the city parish church of St. Peter und Paul in Weimar in 1555, thus making it one of the major Protestant altarpieces of Reformation, made by Cranachs.
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Our City Church and its treasures. The origins of the Herder Church go back to when the city was founded. This urban settlement dating from the mid-13th century formed its own church parish. The appearance of the present interior dates from after World War II, when it had suffered severe damage. In 1953 it was consecrated once again.
Tranquil Weimar was the hub of Germany’s most crucial artistic and intellectual movements – a past that still lives on in Unesco-rated buildings, palaces and parks. The city that Luther, Bach ...
Martin Luther preached in the church numerous times. The church has now become a major tourist attraction. Together with the Herder House it was made part of the UNESCO World Heritage Classical Weimar ensemble in 1998.
