Old Saint Peter's Church

The St. Thomas Church of Strasbourg, built in the 9th century, is nicknamed the cathedral of Protestantism in Alsace, it is the only example of a Hall church in the region. The building has been classified as a historic monument since 1862.

This Church is one of the three religious buildings in Strasbourg bearing this name. It was founded between the 13th and 14th centuries. It became affiliated with the Lutheran Protestant community in 1524, being one of the 250 churches affiliated to the Augsburg confession. With the invasion of Louis XIV's troops, this church became a Simultaneum in 1681: the choir was dedicated to Catholic worship while the nave was reserved for the Lutherans. During the German presence between 1870 and 1918, a new Saint-Pierre Church Jeune was built in 1898, used for Catholic worship. This church therefore returned completely to Protestant worship.

Notre-Dame de Strasbourg cathedral was founded in 1015 on the remains of an old cathedral. It is today the second most visited cathedral in France, after Notre-Dame de Paris, eight and a half million tourists a year. Since 1988, it is a UNESCO heritage site. From its construction until the 19th century, the cathedral was the highest human construction in the world. The recognisable silhouette of the cathedral looms from the Strasbourg countryside and even from the other side of the Rhine, on the Baden plain.