STARTING POINT: Eglise Saint Pierre le Jeune protestante
The Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church (Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune) is one of the most important church buildings of the city of Strasbourg, France, from the art historical and architectural viewpoints. It got its name, “Young St. Peter’s”, because of the existence of three other St. Peter’s churches in the same city: Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (“Old St. Peter’s”), divided into a Catholic and a Lutheran church, and Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune catholique, a massive neo-Romanesque domed church from the late 19th century. The church has been Lutheran since 1524. The oldest part of the church is the small lower church used as a burial crypt, which is the remains of a Columban church erected in the 7th century. Three of the four arched galleries of the cloister date from the 11th century, the fourth arched gallery is from the 14th century. The Gothic main building, with its numerous chapels and the lavish rib vault dates from the 14th century.
Eglise catholique Saint Pierre le Jeune
Until the construction of this church, Catholics and Protestants shared the old church of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune , located in the historic center of the city. The Church of sandstone pink and red was built from 1889 to 1893 in a mix of the neo-Romanesque and net-byzantine styles. It is crowned by the largest dome in Alsace
Directions: From Place Saint-Pierre le Jeune, turn left on Rue de la Nuée Bleue. After you cross the ridge, turn left on Quai Finkmatt. Then turn left on Rue Général de Castelnau.
Place de la République
Began in 1883 by German authorities as part of a vast urban plan, the “Kaiserplatz” is the junction point between the old city and the new city. The name was changed to the place of the Republic in 1919 after the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France .
Five prestigious buildings were erected there: the imperial palace , the palace of the diet of Alsace-Lorraine , the National and University Library of Strasbourg and the two buildings of the Ministry of Alsace-Lorraine. In 1940 , during the second German annexation, it became the “Bismarckplatz” and resumed the name place of the Republic in 1945.
Directions: From Eglise catholique Saint Pierre le Jeune walk to the other end of Rue Sainte-Odile.
Starting point: Lycee International
The international school is an institution of Pontonniers French of secondary education and higher, which hosts international sections. To date there are six international sections: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Russian. The particularity of the school is its building, built in 1902.
Directions: Walk on Avenue Victor Schoelcher and turn right on Avenue de la Liberté. Turn left on Avenue de la Marseillaise and right on Rue des Pontonniers.
Eternal Horizon 