Church of Our Lady

The church of Our Lady was built from the 15th century on a site where churches have been built since the 5th century. During the War of the Palatinate Succession, Koblenz was bombed by French troops in 1688 and the tips of the Gothic towers burned down as a result. These were replaced in 1694 by the court architect of Kurtrie, Johann Christoph Sebastiani, with today's characteristic baroque tips. After its secularisation, the church of Our Lady was considered ruinous in 1803. Its roof was renovated in 1808 and a more extensive neo-Romanesque restoration was carried out from 1852 onwards. Badly damaged during the Second World War, the church was rebuilt between 1950 and 1955.

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