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Brick-Gothic in Lübeck, GermanyMedieval Sights, Museums, and Churches in the Altstadt (Old Town)
Altstadt Lübeck, famous for the finest brick-Gothic architecture in Germany, has many sights in addition to the Marienkirche, Rathaus, Holstentor, and Buddenbrookhaus.
Lübeck’s top sights are the Holstentor, brick-Gothic Rathaus and Marienkirche, Café Niederegger, as well as the Buddenbrookhaus, but numerous other sights are worth seeing too. The narrow, medieval alleys of Lübeck’s island-based old town are literally littered with brick-Gothic marvels.
Brick-Gothic Sights in Lübeck’s Northern Altstadt AreaAt the far end of Breite Straße, away from the Rathaus, is the 1535 Renaissance brick façade of the Schiffergesellschaft (Seamen’s Guild) building. This tavern has a rough wooden interior with brass fittings. Lunch hour is a good time to arrive, preferably armed with reservations (tel 0451-76-776). Across the road is the 14th-century brick-Gothic Jakobikirche. With so much competition in town on the brick-Gothic front, the main attraction here is rather the splendidly carved 16th-century organ lofts. Nearby is one of the oldest social institutions in Europe, the 13th-century brick-Gothic Heiligen-Geist Hospital (Holy Ghost Hospice). It has an impressive Gothic hall and large 14th-century wall paintings. A long block down Königstraße is the Museumskirche St Katherinen (Museum Church St Catherine’s). The interior of this 14th-century brick-Gothic church is filled with modern sculptures. Down Glockengießerstraße are several Höfe und Gänge (Courtyards and Passages) – social housing erected by wealthy Lübecker during the 17th century for the poor and elderly. At No 21 is the Günther Grass Haus – a museum dedicated to the drawings, paintings, and sculptures of Günther Grass. Grass is of course far more famous for his writing – he was awarded the Nobel price for literature in 1999. His best-known work is Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum), published in 1959.
Brick-Gothic Sights in Lübeck’s Southern Altstadt AreaThe sights in the southern part of Lübeck’s old town generally see fewer visitors than the center and northern parts of town. The Dom (Cathedral) is the oldest building in Lübeck. Its core is 12th-century Romanesque but this is well hidden by the 14th-century brick-Gothic makeover. The artistic highlights are the 13th-century Paradise Portal and a Late Gothic crucifix. Nearby, in a former monastery, is the St Annen Museum. It houses religious art from the Middle Ages to the present with the works from the 15th and 16th centuries particularly impressive. Close to the Rathaus and Holstentor is the Petrikirche. Originally a Romanesque basilica, it received a Gothic makeover and two additional naves during the 14th century. The Petrikirche was virtually destroyed during the Second World War but reconstructed and most conveniently, an elevator was added to hoist visitors up to the best viewing platform in Lübeck. Traveling to Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern GermanyBy AirLübeck-Blankensee Flughafen (LBC Airport) is used as an alternative to Hamburg Airport for cheap flights by Ryanair, Whizz, and Jet2com. However, it is very conveniently located for travelers to Lübeck – frequent buses from the airport to Lübeck’s Hauptbahnhof are cheap and take only 23 minutes. By Rail & Bus
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