Avolsheim - Saint-Ulrich

Saint-Ulrich was built as a baptisterium end of the 10th century, during ottonian times.
Hans Haug and Robert Will. authors of "Alsace Romane" date the building "not before 993", as this is the year, when Saint Ulrich got canonized - and many chapels and churches all over Europe got dedicated to him.

Though altered over the 1000 years of existance a couple of times, the blueprint (four-leaved-clover) is still visible. On the right, a part of the plaster has been removed, to show the structure of the old stonewall.
From 1774 on this chapel was the parish church of Avolsheim. As it was too small for this, a nave had been added then. After Saint-Materne (in the background) was consecrated, the nave got demolished to recreate the original state.