Basilica of St. Quirinus

Basilica of St. Quirinus - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Quirinus-Münsterparish of St. Qurin also called Münster-Basilika of St. Quirinus of Neuss is a Catholic basilica that was erected in the city of NeussKoch, Wilfried: Baustilkunde. Orbis, München 1994, in the western part of the present state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany between 1209 and 1230. The basilica is one of the best examples of Romanesque churches in Germany. It has a strong Lombard influence but in principle shows the first signs of Gothic. In its bell tower the first semicircular arches appear. This form of arch becomes centuries later in one of the marks that marked the Gothic style. Read more on Wikipedia

type: church
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