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Aarau City Church

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Aarau City Church

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  • Location: Aargau, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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    November 5, 2023

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    City church, Aarau
    City church on the rocky outcrop. It was built between 1471 and 1478 in place of a smaller previous church. When Aarau embraced the Reformed faith under pressure from the people of Bern a good 500 years ago, all images of saints and the twelve altars were removed from the church as part of the Reformation. The beautiful rood screen balcony in front of the choir inside the church is one of the remaining witnesses of its Catholic origins.
    Text / Source: aarau info, Metzgergasse 2, 5000 Aarau
    aarauinfo.ch/ausflug
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    January 29, 2017

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    As early as the 6th century, a church must have been on Aarauer Boden. The excavated 1.5m thick foundation wall enclosed an east-facing church space. The tombs discovered nearby confirm …
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    May 13, 2018

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    The town church of Aarau, built in 1471-1478 instead of an older church, is a three-aisled, transeptless and flat-roofed basilica with a three-sided choir under the same ridge. This architecture …
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    Location: Aargau, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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