Germany, Lübeck - five churches, seven steeple city

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Lübeck's Old Town, which is composed Travel River, Elbe and Lübeck canal around a small island.  Usually people go to visit the ancient city. There are many old and beautiful building in old city, these buildings bring people into the medieval fairy tale. Lubeck also known as the "Seven Spire City", because five famous church in the ancient city, a total of seven spires.

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St. Marien's Church (Marienkirche)

Monuments St. Marien's Church (Marienkirche) is located in the old town center of Lübeck. It is brick structure building in the Gothic style was built in 1250- 1350. It is the first time in local fired brick instead of natural stone-built Gothic church.

 

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St Marien's Church (Marienkirche) is a 40-meter-high dome and twin towers brick building 125 meters high. It is one of Germany's most famous church, the world's tallest brick structure of the dome. Its unique style.

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St Marien's Church (Marienkirche), which has the world's largest mechanical organ. It is a huge pipe organ has 8512. In 1668--1707 years, the famous Danish - German composer, organist Dieterich Buxtehude, (1637-1707) was employed as organist, its reputation in Europe, the young Johann Sebastian Bach walking 200 miles to come here to listen.

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St Marien's Church (Marienkirche), it has an old astronomical clock manufacturing in the 15th century, great cultural and historical value.

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In St Marien's Church (Marienkirche), which the most famous is that broken-down clock, after a raid on the legacy of the "World War II" period, is now a symbol of peace monument.

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Lübeck Cathedral (Dom zu Lübeck)

Lübeck Cathedral (Dom zu Lübeck), also known as Lübeck Cathedral (German: Lübecker Dom), is a large brick Lutheran cathedral, it has twin towers brick building, built in 1173 under Henry III. It is Lübeck and the Baltic Sea's oldest cathedral, with Romanesque architecture. It is 105 meters high, the interior has precious works of art.

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St. Petri's Church (St. Petrikirche)

A spire of St. Peter's Church (St. Petrikirche), it was originally a church in Lübeck German. Originally built in 1170 and has since continued to expand until the completion of the 15th century.

During World War II, St. Petri Church (St. Petrikirche) was severely damaged, repair in 1987. But the interior is not restored, it is no longer used for church ceremonies, but for many cultures and other religious events and art exhibitions.

St. Petri Church (St. Petrikirche) bell tower, which is the best place to view the distant, there is a seven-storey tower, you can watch to get the old town and the beautiful port.

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St. Jacobi Church (Jacobikirche) 
A spire of Jacobi (Jacobikirche) Church, which was founded in 1334, designed for the construction of sea crew and sailors. It is before the crew out to sea, they must go to church many years ago. It has a double Gothic and Baroque architecture.

The Jacobikirche Church, since it had not been destroyed in the bombing of World War II in 1942, so every brick and stone building is the original. Jacobikirche Church’s Stellwagen organ built in the 17th century, with 15th-century pipe. It is one of the two mechanisms are used year-round concerts frequently. It also has many valuable works of art.

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St. Aegidien Church (Aegidienkirche)

A spire of St. Aegidien Church (Aegidienkirche), which is located in the eastern part of the old town of Lübeck., The smallest church in Lübeck. Since it was built in 1227, with Hanseatic Brick Gothic style. Early in the handicraft and financial management personnel church. Not destroyed during World War II, the church still holds a rich artistic decorations for the church to visit.

Tips:

1, Lübeck Church, some have a lot of artwork, very artistic value.

2, the church building is very special in Lübeck, they are very good in the history of the building. They have a lot of research value.