St Peter Parish Church - Würzburg, Bayern, Germany - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

A church has stood on this site for centuries. Originally a Romanesque church, it was replaced in the middle ages by a Gothic structure. Then in the early 1700's a Baroque church was built. That stood until the evening of March 16, 1946 when the British fire-bomb attack on Würzburg killed 5000 civilians and destroyed the old town including St. Peter and Paul church. It was rebuilt in 1953/54 faithfully reproducing the exquisite Baroque exterior. A small blue sign on the front of the front of the Church read:

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Parish Church of
St. Peter
Built in 1717 by Joseph Greising.
Towers of the Romanesque Church
from the 12th century,
Gothic Choir from the 14 Century

 GER

Pfarrkirche
St. Peter
1717 von Joseph Greising erbaut.
Turme von Der romanischen Kirche
des 12.Jahrhunderts,
gotischer Chor 14. Jahrh.

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