Parscher Pfarrkirche Zum Kostbaren Blut, Modern parish church in Parsch, Salzburg, Austria

Parscher Pfarrkirche Zum Kostbaren Blut is a parish church with a three-nave layout supported by granite columns salvaged from a former farmstead. A glass roof above the altar area creates an unusual visual connection between the interior and the bell chamber above.

The church was built between 1954 and 1956 following designs by architects Wilhelm Holzbauer, Friedrich Kurrent, and Johannes Spalt. The design reused granite columns from an existing farmstead on the site, demonstrating how modern architecture incorporated local resources.

The interior features works by notable Austrian artists who shaped the sacred space. Josef Mikl and Oskar Kokoschka contributed to the design, while a crucifix by Jakob Adlhart hangs above the altar.

The church stands at Geißmayerstraße 6 in the Parsch district of Salzburg, on the right bank of the Salzach east of the old town. The low, columned former farmstead section serves as the seating area, while the tall altar room lies behind it under a cross-running saddle roof. Visitors enter through the main portal, whose fresh concrete was incised with drawings after designs by Oskar Kokoschka.

The glass roof above the altar allows unusual views upward into the bell chamber, earning the church a local nickname for its resemblance to a cable car station. Visitors often overlook how this design choice creates a direct visual and spatial connection between the prayer space and the bells above.