St. Andrew's Church (Salzburg)

 interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, Roman Catholic church

St. Andrew's Church (Andräkirche)
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The new St. Andrew's Church was built according to plans by Josef Wessicken and city architect Jakob Ceconi in the neo-Gothic style and consecrated in November 1898. Both the façade with its rosette and the interior of the three-aisled church were modeled in the Gothic style. Although the building's 61-meter towers disturbed the harmony of the cityscape, no one seemed to mind.
The church was destroyed by air raids in World War II, leaving only the western part unscathed. Reconstruction of a simpler version of St. Andrew's Church was completed in 1949. Despite all the changes, the church failed to blend in with its surroundings. Further adaptations were made in 1969/70: the towers were shortened and covered with flat pyramid-shaped roofs. The façade was painted light grey and white to make St. Andrew's Church fit into the cityscape.