Built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style, the church houses in the choir a remarkable altarpiece in carved wood dating from 1518. In front of the entrance to the sanctuary, in Romanesque style, is one of the most beautiful public fountains in Alsace.
Built according to a Latin cross plan, the Church is particularly bright, thanks to the clarity of the stone used for its architecture.
Mentioned in the church archives is the presence of a basilica dedicated to Notre-Dame on this site, destroyed in 1287. The new church has a remarkable interior decor, with medieval wall paintings, frescoes from the 14th century, and polychrome wooden statues from 1480. Inside, the exterior decor of the entire west tympanum hosts the only representation of Alsace from the Adoration of the Magi in sandstone, dating from the 14th century.
This church is a former Franciscan church whose nave was built in 1292. The city became the owner of the Church in 1543. The Lutheran Reformation was introduced in Colmar in 1575 and the city made this church available to the “Protestants”: the first congregation was celebrated on the 15th May by Pastor Jean Cellarius.
The Synagogue in Colmar is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1843. The synagogue has been restored in 1885 and 1913. This Neo-Classical stone building still serves as a synagogue.
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