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Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Kaiserslautern)

Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Kaiserslautern)

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Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Kaiserslautern)

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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3. View of Fritz-Walter-Stadion – King Albrecht Trail loop from PRE Wohnpark

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The Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (or Collegiate Church for short) in Kaiserslautern is a Protestant parish church. It is the oldest hall church between the Rhine and Saar rivers and is one of the most important Gothic churches in the Palatinate region. The sandstone building, constructed from ashlars, faces east and is set back slightly from the street front, so that Marktstraße widens here into a roughly triangular square (the former market square). The roofscape is characterized by the octagonal main tower, the two western towers, and the gabled roofs of the northern front.
The Collegiate Church dates back to a Premonstratensian monastery, which Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa invited to Kaiserslautern from Leutkirch in Württemberg in 1176. In the 1960s, only the foundations of the three-aisled monastery church in the late Romanesque style, which was initially used, were found. Around 1250, the Premonstratensians began building a new church. First, the present choir was constructed, completed in 1291 with the consecration of the (now defunct) St. Richard's Chapel. Thirty years later, construction of the nave began and was likely completed before 1350. The northern porch was added in the second half of the 14th century, and the two western towers were erected at the beginning of the 16th century. In 1510 or 1511, the Premonstratensian foundation was converted into a secular collegiate foundation, which was dissolved in 1565 during the Reformation. Since then, the church has been a Protestant parish church. At the beginning of the 18th century, the main tower, which originally had only two stories, was raised by a third story. In 1806, the St. Richard's Chapel was demolished (in its place, the pharmacist and then-mayor Goswin Müllinghoff built his home and pharmacy), and in 1819, the cloister was demolished. Extensive renovations were carried out around 1880. The church was severely damaged during World War II. From 1946 to 1950, the church, particularly the main tower, was rebuilt in a simplified form. In 1965, the Gothic sacristy was demolished and the church restored. After excavations in the area of the former monastery, the new church administration building was established there.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiftskirche_(Kaiserslautern)#Einzelnachweise

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Kaiserslautern)

1. Kaiserslautern Dinosaur Park – Pretzel Adam Statue loop from Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof

2. View of Fritz-Walter-Stadion – Humberg Tower loop from Kaiserslautern

3. View of Fritz-Walter-Stadion – King Albrecht Trail loop from PRE Wohnpark

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