St. Peter in Basel

St. Peter's Church in Basel is characterized by simple but friendly sobriety. When the Reformation radically banned images, not everything was lost; some has been rediscovered and restored over time.
And so it is well worth a visit: the surprising proportions and brightness of the space, remarkable
The surprising proportions and brightness of the room, the remarkable murals and epitaphs, the pleasant acoustics and the beautiful organ invite you to pause. Art guide
describe what can be seen, where it came from. Benedict Schubert seeks a conversation with these testimonies from ancient times;
he asks if and what they have to tell us. In his reflections he shows how, for example, a detail from a
painting, the position of the organ or a fragment of a painting that can hardly be interpreted any more, make us think about how we understand
God and the world and ourselves.