Description of the attraction
The Church of St. Leonard is made in a neo-gothic style. It was inaugurated in 1887 after two years of construction as an evangelical church. The architect was Ferdinand Wachter. Today the church is privately owned and is a cultural center. It is located west of the train station and is located on Leonardsstrasse.
From 1887 the church served the residents of the western suburbs of St. Gallen, until the commune of Geiserwald began using it as a meeting place. In 1931, the church was renovated inside. On January 1, 1995, the church was closed, and services were no longer held. Two years later, the project was launched to open the Church of St. Leonard. It now hosted world services and even played musicals, despite the building being deemed dilapidated and only being granted permission to use the building for a year. At that time, it was not known what funds would be used to maintain and restore the building. But in the fall of 2004, the building was put up for sale, and even an auction was organized.
In winter 2007, a fire broke out in the building, completely destroying the roof of the building. During the investigation, it was found that the cause of the fire was a malfunction of the temporary electrical wiring for connecting the Christmas illumination in the hall. But, according to the versions of the investigation, this is not the only possible reason. For several more years, the building stood unrepaired, and only in the spring of 2010 it was decided to restore the roof again, so that the building would not collapse from the inside as well.
