Stadtpfarrkirche Gaisburg, Protestant church in Stuttgart-Ost, Germany.
The Stadtpfarrkirche Gaisburg is a Protestant church on a hill spur above the left bank of the Neckar in Stuttgart-Ost. Martin Elsaesser designed it in reinforced concrete, built 1911–1913. A rectangular porch carries a square tower with a clock face and louvered arched window; behind it an elliptical hall is covered by an oval dome on 14 Ionic columns. The portal is topped by three round arches with seated figures of Moses, David and Paul.
The current building replaced a 12th-century chapel that once stood on an ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The church was constructed in the first half of the 20th century as an architectural landmark of that era.
The interior walls display monumental Art Nouveau paintings by Käte Schaller-Härlin with floral patterns and a tree of life motif that define the space. These artworks shape how visitors experience the building's interior.
The tower is open for visits on Sunday afternoons and offers a wide view over the Neckar valley and Stuttgart-Ost. The church stands on a hill spur about 300 metres from the site of the old village church. The entrance portal is framed by three round arches.
The church stands about 300 metres from the site of the old village church, which was demolished in 1913. In the entrance hall, the baptismal font and saint figures from the 16th-century high altar of the earlier church are still kept. The tower is open for visits on Sunday afternoons and gives a wide view over the Neckar valley and Stuttgart-Ost.
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