Lübeck Cathedral

Henry the Lion laid the foundation stone for the construction of the cathedral on the southern edge of the old town by the mill pond. After the city became a bishop's see in 1160, he initiated the construction of the massive three-aisled brick building in 1173. A wooden church had previously stood on the same site. During the air raid on Lübeck in 1942, the cathedral was completely burnt out and the vaults collapsed. Reconstruction did not begin until 1960, after St. Mary's had been rebuilt. The new consecration took place in 1973. The restoration of the paradise vestibule in 1982 was the crowning glory of the restoration. Lübeck Cathedral contains numerous art treasures, such as the 17-metre-high triumphal cross by Bernt Notke (1477), the pulpit and the imposing rood screen clock. All that remains of the former monastery is the cloister in the southern transept (leading to the cathedral museum).
 

Our recommendations:

• The cathedral is the first church in Lübeck to be represented with an audio guide on the church app - an offer from the Protestant Church in Germany.
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• NDR has dedicated a short special to Bernt Notke's triumphal cross.
• We also report on the cathedral in our cultural magazine Lübeck ZWISCHENZEILEN.