St. Maria zur Höhe Church

Soest, Germany

St. Maria zur Höhe Church was founded around 1180 and remodelled later. It has an beautiful interior containing Byzantine influenced frescoes (the influence was brought to Westphalia by crusaders) and a strange wooden cross from 1200.

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Am Hohnekirchhof 1, Soest, Germany
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Founded: c.1180
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Teja Heidenreich (4 years ago)
Sehr schöne alte Kirche,sehenswert!
Jens Preußer (4 years ago)
Eine sehr schöne kleine Kirche in der Altstadt von Soest. Sehr sehenswert.
sven shorty (4 years ago)
Schöne Kirche
Markus Henneböhl (4 years ago)
Ich spiele dort Trompete. Sehr gern
Richard Munson (6 years ago)
Meine Lieblingskirche/ my favorite church in Soest. (There's a lot of competition.) I like the quirky eccentric asymmetric character. Relics & paintings from far & wide.
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