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Eglise Saint-Léger


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Guebwiller - Eglise Saint-Léger

Guebwiller - Eglise Saint-Léger
The construction of the church Saint-Léger (= Leodegar, Ludger) in Guebwiller started in 1182 and took about 100 years. The building, built from red local sandstone, is pretty huge and the style is between late romanesque and early gothic. The most interesting point I found is, that the architects of this church obviously spent a lot of time in Rosheim, studying the church Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, that is only about 30 years older. There are details in Rosheim, copied here. But the masters working here, never reached the elegant style seen in Rosheim.

I had visited Guebwiller in autumn 2010, now I was back in spring. The light had changed - not the building. - Early morning - sunlight sparkling into the camera....

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