Consecrated in 1036, the Busdorf Church, an octagonal building with four wings, was modeled on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Bishop Meinwerk had it built for a canonry he had founded. The two round towers (which once flanked the front) and the west wing still remain from the original building. The lower part of the large tower dates back to the 12th century, but it was given its present form in 1629. The baroque porch with portal was built in 1667. In the cloister ("Pürting"), which is well worth seeing, two interesting wings date from the Romanesque period around 1300.
Some sights can be admired in the three-aisled hall (end of the 13th century). There is a seven-branched Romanesque chandelier, a wooden crucifix (around 1280), a late Gothic sacrament house, a baptismal font from the same period and epitaphs from the 15th to 18th centuries.
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Directions & Parking facilities
Take the A 33 freeway to the Pad.-Zentrum or Pad.-Schloß Neuhaus exit; then head towards Paderborn city center. Stay on the inner ring road (Innenstadtring) in the direction of PaderHalle or Maspernplatz (if necessary, follow the parking guidance system). Turn into Maspernplatz via Hathumarstraße.
Parking:
Parking for cars is available at Maspernplatz on the edge of Paderborn city center (destination address for the navigation system: Heiersmauer 45, 33098 Paderborn). There are usually plenty of parking spaces there. Tip: Buy a reasonably priced day ticket!
An alternative is the Neuhäuser Tor parking garage, which you will pass on the way to Maspernplatz as described above.
Information on other parking options in the city center and rates: www.asp-paderborn.de.
Public transportation:
Take the city bus lines 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 (PaderSprinter) to the "Am Bogen" stop.
Further information on how to get there by city bus is available at www.padersprinter.de or by telephone on 05251 6997222.
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Karl Heinz Schäfer
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