In August 2025, we took a Viking River Cruise on the Rhine from Basel, Switzerland, to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Along the way, we had the chance to visit several remarkable churches. Earlier, I posted photos of Our Lord in the Attic, a clandestine Catholic church in Amsterdam. In a series of posts, I will share photos from several other churches we visited along the way.

On a hill above the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland, stands Basel Minster. Originally a Catholic cathedral, during the Protestant Reformation, Basel Minster became a Reformed Protestant Church.

The building dates back to the last third of the 12th century and was completed around 1225. Work continued on the church building periodically and was completed in 1500.

In 1528 and 1529, valuable pieces of art in the cathedral were were removed and destroyed during the iconoclasm of the Protestant Reformation. Remarkably beautiful stained glass windows were installed in the 1850s.