Discover the history of the church and its organ

Name: Discover the history of the church and its organ
Start: 2021-09-18T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Sainte-Aurélie

See you at noon to attend a small recital and the presentation of the Andreas Silbermann organ! The guided tour is at 3pm and you will get to know in depth the history of the church.

18 and 19 September 2021Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

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See you at noon to attend a small recital and the presentation of the Andreas Silbermann organ! The guided tour is at 3pm and you will get to know in depth the history of the church.

Due to the current health conditions, the climb to the gallery will be in small groups.

About the location

Église Sainte-Aurélie

15 rue Martin Bucer, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin
Grand Est

The Church Sainte-Aurélie was rebuilt in 1765 in a baroque style and elements of classicism. The furniture of the old(former) church found its place there: the altar (1669), the pulpit (1670) and the organ Andreas Silbermann of 1718\. In the Romance tower of the XIIth century was topped up a belfry in the XIVth century. He(It) shelters three bells among which one of 1410\. The clock of Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué is still in office. The church of type hall(market) has feature that the assembly is sitting down in the shape of U around the altar and the flesh - an arrangement(disposal) marked by the churches of Reform. The renovation of the inside from 2012 till 2015 revamped the polychromy(process printing) of the XVIIIth century and allowed the return(restoration) of the organ in its state of the beginning of the XVIIIth century.