Zondag 20 september, 09u00, 14u00

September 2026

Zondag 20
- 09:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 17:30

Église Saint-Arbogast

8, rue des Mérovingiens, 67200 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

Discovering a timber-framed church

Name: Discovering a timber-framed church
Start: 2026-09-20T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Arbogast

Free or guided tour of a building with photo exhibition on its history and that of the suburb

Zondag 20 september, 09u00, 14u00

©J-Paul Meyer

Free or guided tour (9:30 and 14:30) of the church of Saint-Arbogast with photo exhibition on its history and that of the suburb.

September 2026

Zondag 20
- 09:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 17:30

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Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Over de locatie

Église Saint-Arbogast

8, rue des Mérovingiens, 67200 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

The church was built in 1910 for the suburb 'Montagne-Verte-Elsau' which has 57% of Catholics among its 4,000 inhabitants. It is located in the "second ray of fortifications", a military zone where any building must be razed by its owner if the city is declared in a state of defense. It is for this reason that the architect Joseph Beck de Frankenthal designs a half-timbered church, made of wood and bricks.
In six months, the church will be built in the middle of meadows, on land bordered by the Schirmeck road and the Grünewarthbaechel. Despite its precarious status, the church is worthy of interest with its facade housing the statue of the tutelary saint, bishop of Strasbourg in the 6th century, its triple nave ending with a straight choir and its bell tower 30 meters high.
The frescoes on the wooden altar have disappeared; there remain a carved wooden cross and some statues of the same style, including a remarkable "Pietà", a work by the Moroder brothers from Offenburg, two hunts cont

September 2026

Auf der Entdeckung einer Kirche mit Holzpfosten

Discovering a timber-framed church

Alla scoperta di una chiesa a forma di legno

A la découverte d'une église à pans de bois

El descubrimiento de una iglesia con paneles de madera

September 2026