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9 Jan

2011

Arson in Solothurn Cathedral

Posted by Stuart Chessman 

The Cathedral of Solothurn, Switzerland, is a late baroque/early Neoclassical structure. On January 4, a man, in a rage against the Church, set the interior ablaze. Extensive damage , especially from smoke, resulted.  But the specific target of the arsonist – and the location of most of the damage from flames – is the new “versus populum” altar, known in German as the “Volksaltar” (“people’s altar”). Now, where exactly was this arsonist coming from?

(Photo: 20 Minuten, Peter Marbach)

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