Description of the attraction
St. Paul's Church is another garrison church in Ulm, built at the beginning of the 20th century for the needs of the soldiers, and now it is a parish church. The War Ministry's proposal to build an evangelical church for the soldiers of the Ulm garrison was considered by the city council back in 1864 and was rejected with reference to freedom of religion and the impossibility of attending the church by order. Only after the construction of the Catholic garrison church of St. George in 1905 was a decree issued on the founding of an evangelical church and a competition was announced for the design of a building that could accommodate 2,000 people.
At the very end of 1906, the original Art Nouveau project by Theodor Fischer was selected from seven competitive projects. The solemn consecration of St. Paul's Church took place on November 5, 1910, in the presence of the royal couple.
This building of an unusual shape is completely made of a material rare for religious buildings - concrete, not even hidden by plaster. Two cylindrical towers 50 meters high resemble the domes of Syrian churches. On the other side of the building is a rounded nave with a choir and organ. At the entrance there are concrete statues - heraldic symbols: the Hohenstauf lion and the Württemberg deer. In the 60s, the interior decoration of St. Paul's Church was significantly changed: new windows, mosaic floors were installed, the altar was reconstructed, and a new painting was made. Unfortunately, during this restoration, many of the original elements of the Art Nouveau furnishings were lost.
