Note the lovely floral motif (borrowed from churches in Lorraine) of the capitals in the nave of this ancient Benedictine priory. The porch is decorated with arcades, cornices and historiated capitals.

Featured is the original, very long narthex, which extends along the entire width of the facade and opens onto Saint-Jacques square through an elegant door. Three doors still have their original leaves. The pulpit of sculpted, gilded stone dates from..

It contains two collections: the Latin library established in 1542 and the «Rhenanus library,» which contains 500 volumes that belonged to the humanist Baetus Rhenanus. There you can see 450 manuscripts, 530 incunabula, and the famous Cosmographiae I..

Decorated with Italian motifs and topped with scallop shells, the doorway dates from the Renaissance. Bauhaus was the town relevance of the Benedictine monks of the Ebermunster abbey.

From 1681, the house has an attractive Renaissance Oriel window over two storeys.

A remnant of the old fortifications in which were knocked down on the orders of Louis XIV.

Tarde following the plans of Vauban built this.

Despite carrying the name of a Franciscan monastery, only the chancel that still stands bears testimony to the ancient heritage of this church.

This is decorated with a double-sided staircase leading to a small stage and in the Alsace tradition on the roof two storks are nesting.

Constructed by a 16c master builder.

This tower dates from the 14C; the upper parts date from 1614.

Laid out on the ancient fortifications by Vauban, there is an attractive view over the Vosges hills and Haut-Konigsburg.