St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Gothic church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church is a church building combining Romanesque and Gothic elements in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The structure displays massive stone walls, a prominent tower, and arches throughout the building.
Founded between 961 and 984, the church served as the parish church of Rothenburg until 1258 and was administered by the Teutonic Order until that year. The Romanesque building has a square tower with a rib-vaulted choir in its lower storey, a two-bay sacristy, and two Romanesque stepped portals. The crucifixion reredos is dated to 1505–1508 and is attributed to Tilman Riemenschneider's workshop.
The church's main artwork is a fragmentary Crucifixion reredos attributed to Tilman Riemenschneider's workshop, carved around 1505–1508. Its shrine was narrowed by about 40 cm when reinstalled, compressing the composition. The wings show flat reliefs of the Mount of Olives and the Resurrection; the gable top was added in Neo-Gothic style. The church is designated a cycle-route church on the Taubertalradweg.
The church is accessible via Friedenstraße 4 and maintains regular opening hours for visitors. You can explore both the exterior architecture and the religious art displayed inside.
The reredos was narrowed by about 40 cm when it was reinstalled here, compressing its composition; its carved figures are dated 1505–1508, and the gable top was added in Neo-Gothic times. Its origin is undocumented, though it likely came from a Rothenburg church such as the demolished Michaelskapelle.
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