Brother Klaus Field Chapel

At the edge of a field, farmers built this chapel in 2007 to honor their patron saint Bruder Klaus.

About this building

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Atmosphere / quiet space

Visitors information

  • Level access throughout
  • Dog friendly
  • Muddy boot friendly

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Broeder Klaus Chapel, Mechernich-Wachendorf

The Chapel is a private donation of the farmers Josef and Trudel Scheidtweiler in Mechernich-Wachendorf. It was planned and constructed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor in 2007 and is dedicated to the Swiss mystic Nicholas of Flüe, also called Bruder Klaus. The structure of the monumental, monolithic chapel is made from tamped concrete. Inside one can still see the imprint of trunks which were used as centring and burned down later. A drop-shaped skylight was also left from the trunks, which is not sealed and allows rain, snow or sunlight inside.

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Bonn Cathedral

Bonn Cathedral was built in the 11th century as the Romanesque collegiate church of St. Cassius and Florentius of Cassius Monastery. In 1583-1589 and 1689 the cathedral was considerably destroyed. The building was restored between 1883 and 1889, in 1934 and after the Second World War.