Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Sigolsheim, Church in Kaysersberg Vignoble, France

The église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Sigolsheim is a Romanesque church on the place de l'Église in Sigolsheim, part of Kaysersberg Vignoble, classified as a monument historique since 1841. Its square crossing tower, framed in reddish stone, rises above a steep pitched roof and carries paired arched openings on two levels. The west facade has a three-times recessed portal whose tympanum shows Christ handing the keys to Saint Peter and the book to Saint Paul, flanked by two kneeling donors with a purse and a wine barrel.

Construction began between 1180 and 1190, replacing an earlier place of worship dating to 880. Over the centuries the building was modified several times, with the nave extended in the 1830s and the choir rebuilt in the 1860s; in December 1944 it suffered serious damage from bombing before being restored in the 1950s.

The west portal's tympanum shows Christ handing a key to Saint Peter and a book to Saint Paul, flanked by two kneeling donors, one offering a purse and the other a wine cask. The lintel above carries five medallions with the Paschal Lamb and the symbols of the four Evangelists. Inside, the 1910-11 furnishings were made by Théophile Klem, and a painted wooden Pietà about 81 cm high dates from the 14th century.

The church stands on place de l'Église in Sigolsheim, in the commune of Kaysersberg Vignoble. The building is oriented, with the carved west portal facing the square and the choir to the east. The nave was extended westward in 1837-1838, so the entrance front is the most recent part of the walls.

The capitals of the interior columns are carved with mythological figures and fantastical creatures, a level of detail rarely found in a village church of this size. The frieze on the west facade also features the Paschal Lamb and the four Evangelists in low relief, visible right beside the main entrance.