Niederhaslach Church, Gothic collegiate church in Niederhaslach, France

Niederhaslach Church is a Gothic church built of pinkish-orange and grey stone, with a tall flat-fronted tower capped by a steep grey slate roof and a small pinnacle. Its tower face has two pointed-arch windows with tracery, a round rose window of 1325 below them, and a pointed-arch portal at ground level. Inside, pinkish-brown sandstone clustered columns rise into pointed arches and a pale ribbed vault, with a carved stone pulpit on the left wall and plain wooden pews along the central aisle.

Construction of this church began in 1274 to replace an earlier structure from the 7th century, with the building process spanning several decades. A fire in 1287 and the architect's death in 1330 delayed the completion of the structure we see today.

The church keeps one of Alsace's most complete collections of medieval stained glass after Strasbourg Cathedral, with 13th- and 14th-century windows in the nave and choir noted for their blues and reds. The best-known panel shows John the Baptist preaching, his figure life-sized. The facade rose window dates from 1325.

The church stands in the centre of Niederhaslach, in the Bas-Rhin department. The building is an active Roman Catholic parish church, so visits fit around Mass times. The spire rises 42 metres, the central nave is 26.25 metres long and the total length is 51.1 metres.

The façade's rose window dates from 1325, and the nave and choir hold one of Alsace's most complete collections of 13th- and 14th-century stained glass after Strasbourg Cathedral. The window showing John the Baptist preaching, with the central figure at life size, is considered the most original in design. The pulpit's carved stone canopy and pinnacles are easy to spot from the aisle.