Lautenbach - Collégiale Saint Gangolph

Theologian Manegold of Lautenbach, a celebrity of his time, lived here in the 11th. century. During the Investiture Controversy, Manegold sided strongly with Pope Gregory VII. Emperor Henry IV was so annoyed about this, that he sent an army, to destroy the monastery and churches. That ended the monastery 1084. About 50 years later Augustinian Canons settled here - and rebuilt the church, reusing a lot of old material.

I had been here before. So now I just add a few shots, that I did not had taken before .

Standing on the stairs, that lead up to the organ loft. Two rows of romanesque pillars form the nave. Typical basilica style. The architectonical "rythm" of the pillars square-round-square-round is "rhenian". The "saxonian" rythm would be square-round-round-square. The organ loft was added later, the neo-classical pillars on the left, holding it, are from wood.

More photos of the Collégiale Saint Gangolph are in the set
www.flickr.com/photos/martin-m-miles/sets/72157626442170032/