Architecture

Saint Martin’s Church, westwork

Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Kirche Sankt Martin [German]
Saint Martin’s Church, westwork

Architecture

According to legend, the church is located on the site of the dungeon where Saint Martin of Tours was imprisoned because he refused to do military service as a Roman soldier in Worms before a battle against Germanic tribes in the 4th century.

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Saint Martin’s Church

built
10th century
destroyed/demolished
Severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War
culture
style/period
work type
1000–1802
form/concept
architect / constr. phase
1265
reconsecration after remodeling in late Romanesque style
1689
reconstruction of the interior in Baroque style after destruction during the Palatinate War of Succession

Specifications

Specifications: Saint Martin’s Church

number towers
1

Geography

local language location name
Worms, Deutschland [German]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1000-1792
1184-1792
1792-1814
1871-1918

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,234 × 4,833  pixel
27.4 × 40.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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