Church of St. Leonard
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Church Sv.Leonarda made in neo-gothic style. It was inaugurated in 1887 after two years of construction as the evangelical church. The architect was Ferdinand Wachter. Today the church is privately owned and is a cultural center. It is located just west of the train station and is on Leonardsshtrasse.

Since 1887 the church served the residents of the western suburbs of the city of St. Gallen, until Commune Gaiserwald did not use it as a space for their meetings. In 1931, the church updated inside. January 1, 1995 the church was closed, the service will no longer occur. Two years later, the project was launched on the opening of the Church of St. Leonard. Now there were worldwide service and even played musicals, despite the fact that the building was recognized as the Old and the permission to use the building was granted only for a year. At that time it was not known what money will be kept and restored the building. But in the autumn of 2004 the building was put up for sale, and even organized an auction.

In winter 2007, the building was a fire completely destroyed the roof of the building. During the investigation it was found that the cause of fire was the fault of temporary wiring to connect the Christmas illuminations in the hall. But, according to investigators, it is not the only possible cause. Until a few years, the building stood not been repaired, and only in the spring of 2010, it was decided again to restore the roof, so that the building does not collapse even from the inside.

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