Churches in Germany

This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.

Historic German church that was reconstructed and opened to the public in 2024.

This modest German chapel has been in use for more than 1000 years.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.

A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.