Saint Blaise, Gothic church in Mühlhausen, Germany
Divi Blasii is a Gothic church featuring two octagonal stone towers that rise about 42 meters high. The building contains a three-nave hall structure with a transept located at Untermarkt square.
The Teutonic Order began the Gothic church around 1276, replacing predecessors from the early 12th century. In 1556 the Order handed it to a Lutheran congregation, and around 1600 the Latin name changed from sanctus Blasius to divus Blasius. Since the Prussian Union of 1817 it has belonged to the Prussian Union of Churches.
The name changed around 1600 from sanctus Blasius to divus Blasius, giving the genitive form divi Blasii. Since 1556 the church has served a Lutheran congregation, and today it hosts concerts and art exhibitions. Look for the 1903 Luther statue and the octagonal baptismal font from 1596.
The main entrance is the west portal, above which a tympanum shows the crucifixion. The two west towers lean out of plumb because of insufficient foundations. The church is a venue for concerts and art exhibitions.
The tracery rose window in the north transept is slightly smaller than the one at Notre-Dame in Paris. Below it, on the north exterior, stands a Wimperg portal; together with the choir polygon's low plinth storey, tall windows and roof gables, both point to cathedral architecture of northern France.
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