St. Peter Church - Würzburg, Bayern, Germany
Posted by: linkys
N 49° 47.344 E 009° 55.947
32U E 567117 N 5515596
Beautiful Baroque Catholic Church in the old town area of Würzburg with an interesting history.
Waymark Code: WMHHT0
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/13/2013
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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's church. It was rebuilt in 1953/54 faithfully reproducing the exquisite Baroque exterior.