Sacred Heart Parish Church, Bregenz

Sacred Heart Parish Church, built in 1908 in the Gothic style, was built almost entirely by the donations of Bregenz’s citizens. Architect Joseph Cades designed this brick tetrahedral basilica with a cruciform plan. Its front is dominated by two yellow brick Neo-Gothic 62 meter high towers. A distinctive feature is the clerestory, which is twice as high as the aisles. Its stained glass windows are particularly bright and colorful. The altar was completed at the beginning of World War I, with sculptures and reliefs of Christ's birth, The Lord's Supper, Christ on the Mount of Olives and others behind it. Though heavily damaged during the war, it was subsequently restored.