Chapelle de la Rencontre de Strasbourg
The Chapelle de la Rencontre de Strasbourg stands in the Port du Rhin district, a small Protestant chapel with a simple silhouette. Its modest form offers a quiet architectural presence.
Built in 1951 with war reparations, the chapel replaced an earlier building destroyed during World War II. Its restrained design follows the form of a Swiss church, chosen as a symbol of renewal. The Saint-Matthieu Protestant parish cared for the building for decades, preserving worship after a newer church appeared. Protestant services still gather local families there. The French-speaking Orthodox community also finds a home inside, giving the chapel a shared religious role.
Port du Rhin surrounds it with changing urban life and new neighbourhood activity. Since 2019, plans have envisioned the building as an intercultural meeting place. Its bricks connect wartime loss with Protestant and Orthodox life in Strasbourg.
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