Lubeck Cathedral
Lubeck Cathedral
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Globetrotter045
Haacht, Belgium5,406 contributions
Sep 2020 • Solo
The cathedral has a very peaceful setting in a green area on the east side of the old town. I found it a beautiful church, the exterior as well as the interior. It is very old, built in the 12th century. The astronomical clock is very special. Sadly it was seriously bombed in WOII and a lot of artworks were destroyed. The restoration took a few decades. Free to visit
Written October 10, 2020
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,757 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
This very large church is at one end of the old city and is part of a large complex of religious buildings all set in a park. Very green, lots of trees. The church is huge but unfortunately we arrived after the 16:00 closing time and we were not able to see the inside.
Written June 28, 2024
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elpb521
Paris, France527 contributions
Feb 2024 • Solo
Seriously damaged during the war, with the collapse of the vault and towers then the transept, the reconstruction of the cathedral took around forty years and the improvements are still underway. It appears today as a vast, somewhat bare space, dominated by a gigantic crucifix, in flamboyant Gothic style, particularly impressive and separated by a rood screen carved in stone and wood from the 15th century. The Memling altarpiece is now in the Sainte-Anne museum but four other absolutely sumptuous 15th-early 16th centuries have been preserved. There is also an astonishing series of magnificent Baroque funerary chapels. Oddly enough for a cathedral, it is quite out of the way and is not the tallest church in the city (an effect of the rivalry between the guilds and the Church). It is preceded by a melancholy grassy square planted with trees, which only comes alive when students from the neighboring high school leave.
Written March 6, 2024
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EllenChr
Oslo, Norway2,603 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
I found this church most impressive from the outside. Inside it is mostly white washed. Some of the side chapels are nicely ornamented, and the crusifix above the alter is impressive. What I liked the most however was the very modern stained glass window in the eastern wall.
Very modern organ which was played on when we walked around inside.
Very modern organ which was played on when we walked around inside.
Written July 25, 2020
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StevenKolsteren
Groningen, The Netherlands189 contributions
Jun 2020
The cathedral is impressive with the bricks on the outside and the inside is very large. However, the amount of interesting objects is rather small, much has been destroyed in the Second World War. Still, a grand building.
Written July 1, 2020
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David N
Hawthorne, CA5,332 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Sadly we arrived here after 4pm, so we missed getting to visit the inside. 🙁 Don't make the same mistake that we did! We definitely want to return one day and tour the interior.
The exterior of this 12th Century Lutheran cathedral is amazing with its very large twin towers and Gothic brick architecture.
The exterior of this 12th Century Lutheran cathedral is amazing with its very large twin towers and Gothic brick architecture.
Written June 18, 2024
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Pia P
Odense, Denmark1,332 contributions
Jul 2021
Beautiful Old cathedral, which has been destroyed during the war. A lot has been renovated, but the part around the altar still need some work.
Wonderful chapels, ikons, and especially the clock inside the Church is wonderful. We happened to be there at 11, where we Saw a skeleton figure striking a Bell for each nummer of the hour. A little morbid, but …
Wonderful chapels, ikons, and especially the clock inside the Church is wonderful. We happened to be there at 11, where we Saw a skeleton figure striking a Bell for each nummer of the hour. A little morbid, but …
Written July 24, 2021
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May 2024 • Couples
No free entry, as there's a concert taking place in half an hour. As if we were disturbing anyone, we just wanted to take a quick look at the cathedral. But that's how it's always been, money, money, money, even in churches. Salvation of souls in exchange for cash. No wonder people are leaving in droves.
Written May 26, 2024
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JS
Boernsen, Germany1,276 contributions
Apr 2021 • Couples
Beautiful huge gothic cathedral, worth to enter for little exploration. A must visit when in Lübeck.
Written April 21, 2021
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gicadelo
Siena, Italy98 contributions
Oct 2018
Lübecker Dom is a large brick-built Lutheran cathedral in Lübeck, Germany, part of the Lübeck UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cathedral was founded in 1173 by Henry the Lion to serve the Diocese of Lübeck. It was completed around 1230 in Romanesque style, but between 1266 and 1335 the cathedral was converted into a Gothic-style building with side-aisles raised to the same height as the main aisle. Seriously damaged by a Royal Air Force bombing raid (28-29 March 1942), the cathedral was reconstructed over several decades. The reconstruction was completed only in 1982. The cathedral houses numerous works of art such as the 17 metre high Triumphal Cross by Bernt Notke (1477), the pulpit and the imposing Lettner Clock Lettner, also known as the Rood Screen or Choir Screen, this ornate partition made of wood, stone or wrought iron is a characteristic of late medieval church architecture. The carvings which decorate the rood screen are also by Notke. Since the war, the famous altar of Hans Memling has been in the medieval collection of the St. Annen Museum, but notable polyptychs remain in the cathedral. In the funeral chapels of the southern aisle are Baroque-era memorials by the Flemish sculptor Thomas Quellinus.
Written September 4, 2019
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