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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Founded: c.1180
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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dirk derbaum (2 years ago)
an impressive, ancient church with the unique disc cross
Lutz Liehr (2 years ago)
Nice church, very old and well preserved.
Angelika B. (2 years ago)
Very impressive, originally Romanesque church in Soest with the oldest (from around 1200) large disc cross (in the right aisle) outside the Swedish island of Gotland. Wonderfully painted choir, overall very beautiful paintings throughout the church. The entire church is of considerable art-historical importance.
Rosa Del Toro Zorrilla (4 years ago)
A beautiful church that is open to everyone at any time
Teja Heidenreich (6 years ago)
Sehr schöne alte Kirche,sehenswert!
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