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One of the earliest examples of modern church architecture, the expressionist ›Kirche St. Johann Baptist‹ stands on the site of a small, neo-Romanesque brick church.

Its imposing appearance, with a triple portal and the crowning crucifixion ensemble can be attributed to the eminent church builder Dominikus Böhm, who in the 1920's was commissioned to renovate and extend the church. The extension was however so great that it was almost a completely new building. Nowadays, only the Eastern part has retained the neo Romanesque form of the original building. For Böhm, however, the St. John the Baptist Church was the cornerstone of his career as a master of pioneering church architecture in the German speaking area.

The two distinctive towers of St Paul's church, built in 1910, can be seen for miles around. To the north of the old cemetery, in the eastern part of town, St Paul's church was the first reinforced concrete church in Germany.

It is full of Art Nouveau elements and new trends of reformist architecture. Thanks to its excellent acoustics, the church – which can accommodate up to 1500 people – is regarded as a unique concert venue.