The Church of St. Maximilian is one of the most ancient and popular among the pilgrims of the Catholic churches in düsseldorf. The history of this Church began in 1651 when the town was built a citadel, which subsequently began to hold Church services. The building of the temple acquired its final appearance just three years later, in 1654 he was consecrated. Gradually the Church of St. Maximilian turned into a real cultural and spiritual centre.

At the end of the XVII century the Church was revealed to the Church school, where he can come all who would later become a priest. In 1695 it began to operate a parochial school, which operates to this day. After several decades, a number of parishioners of the Church of St. Maximilian was more than she could accommodate. For this reason it was decided to expand the building.

The Church was consecrated in honor of St. Maximilian, whom to death tortured because of the fact that he refused to serve in the army during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian because of his Christian beliefs.

This temple was built in the Baroque style, here are practicing the best traditions of the music world of Catholicism. It is in the Church of St. Maximilian in the nineteenth century were such outstanding personalities as Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Here is the extraordinary beauty of the organ, which is played by real professionals of music from around the world. Inside the Church carefully preserved artistic and cultural values, among which are paintings belonging to the artists of the school of Rubens.