Alexiuskapelle

The Alexiuskapelle is a baroque chapel in central Paderborn with a distinctive octagonal floor plan and a dome topped with a lantern. The structure displays Flemish-inspired brick construction and sits near the Abdinghof Church and Paderborn Cathedral.

The structure was built between 1670 and 1673 on the site of an earlier chapel from 1017, with the distinctive baroque dome added between 1680 and 1692. This later expansion shaped the appearance we see today.

The chapel served as a gathering place for the Russian Orthodox community from 1998 to 2018, hosting services centered on the Holy Mother Icon Feodorovskaya. Today visitors can see these spaces and understand the religious history that shaped the building over two decades.

The building is easy to reach on foot in the city center and sits close to other religious monuments. Visitors should note that access may vary depending on events or special occasions.

Three original statues survived the 1945 destruction and remain visible inside today, including representations of Saint Meinolf and Saint Liborius. These preserved figures offer a glimpse of the artistic details that characterized the chapel before its later uses.