Holy Cross church, Catholic church building in Masans, Switzerland
The Holy Cross Church is a Catholic church in the Masans district of Chur, Switzerland, built in 1967–1969 by architect Walter Maria Förderer as a continuous exposed-concrete structure. A polygonal tower adjoins the southwest side; its belfry holds four bells cast by Eschmann of Rickenbach TG: Trinity (D-flat), Cross (E-flat), Peace (F), and Mary (A-flat).
The church was completed in 1969 by architect Walter Förderer and represents the modern architecture movement of the post-war period. It marks a turning point in religious architecture, demonstrating an experimental approach to raw concrete as both structural and design material.
The church is the youngest of Chur's four Roman Catholic places of worship, after the cathedral, St. Luzius and the Erlöserkirche. Its dark interior is arranged in a half-circle around a wooden people's altar of asymmetrical form, with no curves at all: the walls are faceted and pierced by 12 niches on the south wall and 14 on the east wall.
The church is located in Masans and is open to the public during service times. Visitors should remember that this is an active place of worship, so respectful and quiet behavior is expected.
The dark interior is built as an angular half-circle around a wooden folk altar of asymmetrical form, with no curves at all; 12 niches pierce the south wall and 14 the east wall. In 2019 the Bündner Heimatschutz named the church one of the best Graubünden buildings of 1950–2000.
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