Martinskirche

Now hosts concerts and recitals

No longer used for religious worship, it has become a fine venue for hosting concerts and recitals. This has arisen due to its superb acoustics. Its antecedents extend back to the early 1100s. Down...

Another Church

Wow, another old church building in Europe, like Temples in Thailand. Many, many, same-same but different. Great architecture, riches and tourist attractions. No, this one is not as fancy as the co...

Nice church

I visit a lot of churches in Europe. This one is said to be the oldest in Basel. It’s off a little street and tucked away although you can see the top from the river. It’s nice and it’s old. I liked ...

Oldest church in Basel

If you visit Basel you'll surely go see the Basel Münster. From there, if you walk downhill west to the Rhine, you'll find this neat little church, built on a spur of the Münster hill (Münsterhügel). ...

St. Martin Church in Basel

Original Text

The Church of St. Martin is the oldest parish church in Basel, first mentioned in the documents of 1103. In the middle ages the church had at least seven altars and was the place of worship of the Basel gilds ...