Rosheim - Saints-Pierre-et-Paul

The construction of the "Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul", using the local pinkish sandstone, started around 1150. The gothic-style crossing tower was added around 1300. The basilica-sytle church has the classical layout of a latin cross and is known for the carvings. Though some of these got damaged during the French Revolution, most of them are still in place. Size and the quality of some of them is really breathtaking.

Standing on the main road (Rue du Général de Gaulle), just having passed the town gate, looking north. The church is placed on a higher square. Stairs lead up to it. When the reconstruction of this church started in 1860, the houses near the church were demolished. The church then, was hidden behind a row of houses. Please note the large carvings on the end of the red roofs. Two smaller lions are to be seen on the edges of the gable over the transept.