Elisabeth Church

Germany / Hessen / Marburg / ул. Elisabethstraße
 Gothic (architecture), listed building / architectural heritage, lutheran church/kirk, place of worship
The Elisabethkirche (Elisabeth Church) was built by the Order of the Teutonic Knights in honor of St. Elisabeth of Hungary. Her tomb made the church an important pilgrimage destination in the late Middle Ages. The church is one of the earliest purely Gothic churches in German-speaking areas, and is held to be a model for the architecture of Cologne Cathedral. Construction started in 1235, the year Elisabeth was canonized. The church was consecrated in 1238. However, the towers were not finished until 1340.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Church_(Marburg)
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Coordinates:   50°48'53"N   8°46'11"E
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