Marienkirche Lübeck

Church in Lübecker Altstadt, Germany, dating from 1300

The Lübeck Marienkirche (officially St Marien zu Lübeck) is a medieval basilica in the city centre of Lübeck, Germany. Built between 1265 and 1352, the church is located on the highest point of Lübeck's old town island within the Hanseatic merchants' quarter, which extends uphill from the warehouses on the River Trave to the church. As the main parish church of the citizens and the city council of Lübeck, it was built close to the town hall and the market. The church was almost destroyed by Royal Air Force bombs in 1942, and reconstructed between 1947 and 1959. The church was built as a three-

From St. Mary's Church, Lübeck on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Church

Period:
1300

Where:
Lübecker Altstadt, Germany

Coordinates:
53.87°N, 10.69°E

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