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Grafengehaig, DE
The Fortified Church of the Holy Spirit, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries, is one of the best preserved and oldest fortified churches in Germany. The current building dates back to the middle of the 15th century and was built with the fortifications in response to the Hussite riots (1419-1436) in neighbouring Bohemia. The vast walled area includes the cemetery and the present sacristan house, and would have had a wall-walk.
Prenzlau, DE
The abbey church of the Franciscans was built between 1235 and 1250, after the arrival of the Franciscans in Prenzlau from 1240 onwards. After the complex changed hands several times, the church was consecrated again in 1598 and was given the name Church of the Holy Trinity. From then on, the Lutheran congregation used the building. In 1735 the buildings of the surrounding monastery were demolished and only the abbey church was preserved. Around 1970, the monastery church was abandoned and became increasingly dilapidated. It was repaired and reopened in 1995.
Frankfurt, DE
The Imperial St. Bartholomew Cathedral in Frankfurt am Main is the largest sacred building in the city. The original building was built as early as the 7th century and the cathedral has since played an important role in German history as the electoral and coronation church of the Roman-German emperors.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, DE
The Franciscan Church belonged to the former Franciscan Monastery and is now an Evangelical Lutheran parish church. The monastery was founded in 1281 but ceased to exist in 1548 as a result of the Reformation. The monastery buildings, which had been voluntarily abandoned, first housed a Latin school and then a flat for the widows of the parish priests. After 1805, the buildings were used, among other things, as a salt warehouse. Parts of the complex (cloister, refectory, etc.) were demolished, and much of the inventory was destroyed or sold.
Frankfurt/Main, DE
The 1929 consecrated church Frauenfrieden in Frankfurt/Main was financed by women for the purpose of remembering the victims of the Great War and as a prayer for peace. In 1916, the Catholic women's rights activist, politician and chairperson of the Catholic German Women's Association Hedwig Dransfeld (1871-1925) formulated the idea of having a church commemorating the fallen of the war financed exclusively by women. The church was planned by architect Hans Herkommer. In 2020 the church was restored and the liturgical interior redesigned by the artist Tobias Kammerer.
Munich, DE
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Old Town of Munich, or "Frauenkirche", is Munich Cathedral since 1821 and is one of the most recognisable monuments of the city. The building was built at the end of the 15th century in late Gothic style.
Nürnberg, DE
The Frauenkirche was built between 1352 and 1362 as a Hall church. The church is famous for its 1509 mechanical clock, called "Männleinlaufen", still in operation.
Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Freiburg Minster was built between 1200 and 1513. The building was started in Romanesque style and completed mainly in Gothic and late Gothic style. Since Freiburg became an episcopal see in 1827, the church is officially a cathedral today. For the beauty of its tower, the cathedral is often compared to the cathedrals of the neighbouring cities of Basel and Strasbourg.
Freising, DE
St. Mary's Cathedral, commonly known as Freising Cathedral, is a Romanesque basilica completed in the 13th century. The Rococo style interior decoration was added in 1724 by Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam.
Berlin, DE
The French cathedral was built in the years 1780-1785 by Carl von Gontard in the Baroque style. The building was constructed at the instigation of Frederick II (1740-1772), who also ordered the construction of the German Cathedral (opposite the French Cathedral) as part of an extensive redevelopment project of the Gendarmenmarkt. Burned down during the Second World War, the French Cathedral was rebuilt in 1978-1983, true to the original exterior and modern interior. Since then, it has housed the Huguenot Museum.
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