# Nikolaikirche

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Nikolaikirche stands in Frankfurt’s Altstadt beside the Römer and within the historic Römerberg.

The church remains a medieval Lutheran landmark in Frankfurt.

A chapel occupied this site during the middle of the twelfth century, before the present building emerged.

Its steep roof echoes the surrounding old-town roofscape.

The building includes a bell ensemble used for peals and carillon music.

Its modest vaults and Gothic gallery reveal different stages of the church’s architectural history.

The gallery allowed councilmen to observe festivities from an elevated position.

Inside, tombstones commemorate Siegfried zum Paradies and Katharina Netheha zum Wedel.

Madern Gerthener created these memorials during the early fifteenth century.

Nikolaikirche served as a royal chapel for Stauferian nobility and possibly hosted elections and parliaments.

The church sustained minor damage during the Second World War.

Frankfurt rebuilt the church faithfully after the war, preserving its historic form and interior.

Its congregation belongs to the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau, alongside Lutheran, Reformed and united communities.

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## Photos

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