Temple de l'église protestante unie de France de Menton, Protestant church building in Menton, France.
The Temple protestant de Menton stands at 21 rue de la République, built of dressed limestone rubble with a long-pitched roof of flat clay tiles. Its orange-rendered facade has a grey stone porch with a round-arched doorway and triangular pediment, and a round oculus window above. Inside, six large round-arched bays light the nave with non-figurative stained glass by Achim Herget of La Turbie.
The congregation was founded in 1857 and the building completed in 1868. Iron beams replaced wooden ones in 1884, which later helped the structure withstand a major earthquake in the region.
The six arched windows of the nave hold non-figurative stained glass by master glazier Achim Herget of La Turbie. Above the entrance, two smaller windows face each other: the south-west one shows the Archangel Michael with a Luther rose (March 2009), the south-east one the prophet Ezekiel with a Huguenot cross (2012), copied from a window by Heinrich Oidtmann in Bernburg's St. Mary's Church.
The building is easily accessible during the day and sits centrally on a main street in town. Visitors should confirm exact opening times in advance, as these may vary by season.
The 1884 iron beams let the church shelter victims of the 23 February 1887 Ligurian earthquake. A commemorative plaque inside records that Anna Thuemmel's legacy funded the parish hall added on the east side in 1925.
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