The church of St. Maurice, a late Gothic hall church
with aisles matching the nave, was built 1388-1511 after
designs by the master builder and mason Conrad von Einbeck
and with participation in their execution by Peter
Mordal (Morl). The present parish
church was built over the old Basilica in two phases, clearly
distinguishable from their architectural style and furnishings.
The east end of the church was erected in a time when the
Augustinian canons and salt panners' guild where alike rich
and powerful. Blind arcades, sculpted leaves, pinacles crowned
with cruciform flower adornments and gargoyls in the form
of little angels were lavished upon it. In the mid 15th
century however the financial situation had unfortunately
deteriorated to the extent that a much simpler west end
had to be designed, while the tower remained incomplete.
The nave and side aisles are beautified by a considerable
number of works by Conrad von Einbeck and contain very fine
sculptures, altarpieces, reliefs and artistic masonry. One
impressive curiosity is the proportion of the width of the
nave to that of each side aisle: exactly double.
