Through My Lens: Inside the Heiliggeistkirche

Last week I posted a photo of the Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg and today, for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, I’m posting a photo of what it looks like on the inside. That pink sandstone you see is from the Neckar Valley; it was used to build much of Heidelberg’s Old Town.

Like many churches in northern Europe, the Heiliggeistkirche was originally Roman Catholic. Today it is Protestant, but for much of its history, a wall divided the nave from the chancel and a second altar was built in the centre of the church. That way, the church could accommodate both Catholic and Protestant worshippers. The wall was not removed until 1936.