architecture
Saint Martin’s Church
Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Kirche Sankt Martin [German]
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.
built
10th century
destroyed/demolished
Severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War
style/period
work type
1000–1802
since 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
number towers
1
Geography
local language location name
Worms, Deutschland [German]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1000-1792
1184-1792
1792-1814
1815-1918
1871-1918
