St. Laurentius (Steele) - Essen, Germany
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N 51° 26.887 E 007° 04.442
32U E 366167 N 5701418
St. Laurentius is a monument since 6/8/1989
Waymark Code: WMNG0K
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/09/2015
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St. Laurentius in Essen-Steele is a three-aisled basilica built in the years 1871-1873. The architect was August Rincklake (* 15. Februar 1843 in Münster (Westfalen); † 19. August 1915 in Berlin).
Laying of the foundation stone took place on 6/26/1870 and the consecration by Paulus Melchers on 5/20/1875.
On top of the crossing tower there is a beautiful crown that reminds of a vist of Kaiser Otto I in the year 938.
There is a German Wiki about St. Laurentius:
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