Stiftskirche
Stiftskirche in Stuttgart stands as the main church of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg, Germany. Its two towers rise above a building shaped by Romanesque, Gothic, and modern architecture. A small Romanesque church occupied this site during the tenth and eleventh centuries. In 1240, the Counts of Württemberg built a larger three-naved church here.
When Stuttgart became a ducal residence, a Gothic chancel joined the church between 1321 and 1347. Ulrich V added a Late Gothic nave in the late fifteenth century. Lutheran Reformation in 1534 removed pictures and altars, while pews and a gallery changed the interior. Johannes Brenz, a leading Württemberg reformer, lies beneath the chancel in a tomb dating from 1570.
A grave crypt added in 1608 held Württemberg rulers until 1677. World War II caused heavy damage, followed by reconstruction with a modern interior during the 1950s. Bernhard Hirche led the latest major renovation between 1999 and 2003. The Duke Chapel and two towers give the historic church details to look for amid Stuttgart’s changing architecture.
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