In Bamberg you can see lots of different sights, but particularly noteworthy are the churches and temples with their magnificent appearance delight the eyes of tourists and residents. One of such beautiful places is the Evangelical Church of St. Stephen, located in the Old town.

Earlier on this temple there was a small monastery, founded in the beginning of XI century. In that era the Bishop of Bamberg was Eberhard I. According to some assumptions, the influential wife of the Emperor Henry II - Cunegonde - insisted that this monastery was built. Already in the year 1020, Pope Benedict VIII sanctified it, but unfortunately, the original building has not reached the modern times.

Construction work on the construction of the modern Church of St. Stephen began only in the seventeenth century. Due to the fact that Germany subsequently entered into the Thirty years ' war, the construction was considerably delayed. If you look at the temple, we can see in it a mixture of several architectural styles, including Romanesque, and Baroque and Gothic. The Church acquired these traits thanks to the efforts of talented architects of the time, among them Antonio Petrini, and Giovanni Bonline. Among all parts of the temple is considered the oldest of its tower, it was built according to some in the XIV century.

Secularization in the early nineteenth century Bavaria has not spared this wonderful Church. In 1803 it was closed, but after 5 years it reopened its doors to the faithful, but as a Protestant Church consecrated in the name of St. Stephen. In the beginning of XXI century, work began on the construction of a modern organ, which was completed in 2008. Thanks to this instrument, Dating from the late nineteenth century.