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The interior was completely remodelled in two phases in the 19th century. After the choir gallery was separated off in 1852 and the baroque organ was installed in the north gallery, a new central window was placed on the site of the organ in the choir, with a figure of Christ making a blessing in the
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glass painter. In a second phase of renovation between 1878 and 1885, the architect and church building inspector
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sides in symmetry with the axis of the church. The choir with its altar and pulpit was set off by steps and a balustrade. The stucco ceiling was also an addition by
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