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28-Jun-2017

Chur. St. Martin's Church

St. Martin's Church was originally a Romanesque church built in the 8th century and conse-crated in 769 AD. It was named after St. Martin, Bishop of Tours. The church was largely destroyed during the great fire of 1464. It was rebuilt in late Gothic style and reused parts of its Carolingian predecessor. Construction was completed in 1491 and it is the largest late-Gothic building in Graubünden. This church in the Old Town was a centre and base for the Reformation in Chur from 1523. Since 1919, the three glass windows by artist Augusto Giacometti have been a special feature of this church. They depict the Christmas story.

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Arnie Peterschmidt13-Feb-2021 05:04
The steeple and clock are impressive, clearly this part of town was built long before cars had to be accommodated.
Dennis Hoyne09-Feb-2021 03:14
A lovely structure.
bill friedlander09-Feb-2021 00:12
Nice shot of the square dominated by the steeple. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos08-Feb-2021 23:11
Nice image of this interesting clock tower. V.
Pierre Martin08-Feb-2021 23:03
excellent shot at this lovely church!
Helen Betts08-Feb-2021 21:53
Fine capture of this solid looking church. V.
Nick Paoni08-Feb-2021 20:16
Love how the tourists provide scale for the clock tower.
Walter Otto Koenig08-Feb-2021 20:03
Very nice view of this old church. "V"
Nestor Derkach08-Feb-2021 19:59
Excellent church shot love the entrance and the steeple.
Looks to be well maintained.
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laine08-Feb-2021 19:53
That is a very tall clocktower, a lovely view with the people included. V
Colin Storey08-Feb-2021 19:33
Wonderful image of this great looking church.
Arthur Lebacq08-Feb-2021 18:46
I love the way you have captured lovely church....well done...VV
Robert Houde08-Feb-2021 18:24
Interesting text and photo.
Antony Swiderski08-Feb-2021 18:22
Lovely image and very nice church........V
Hennie & Lies Lammers08-Feb-2021 17:28
An excellent capture of this church
Tom Munson08-Feb-2021 17:26
Nice shot of this beautiful clock tower, Jose.
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