Lübeck Cathedral

Lübeck Cathedral is an important example of early brick construction in northern Germany. The foundation stone was laid by Henry the Lion in 1173.
The Romanesque cathedral, which was consecrated in 1247 and had the porch (paradise) on the north transept added around 1254/59, was expanded by a Gothic ambulatory choir between
1266 and 1341, and then converted into a hall church.
It was partially burned down in 1942 - reconstruction began in 1947.

"Henry the Lion plays an important role in the history of the cathedral, he became a generous patron of the city and its trade in the Baltic Sea Region." One year after the founding of the Hanseatic city, the bishopric was moved to Lübeck and the bishop in the south of the city an area for the Construction of the present cathedral and assigned to the houses of the canons.
After a wooden church was built in the area of ​​today's cathedral and consecrated in 1163, the plans for the large stone church, whose foundation stone was laid in 1173, began. As a replacement for the natural stone, which was not available in this area, you took brick as a building material. The cathedral was consecrated in 1247, patrons are John the Baptist and Nicholas. Shortly thereafter, the dome on the north side was added to the Paradise, a large vestibule, and in 1266 began the great expansion to the east.
On the night of Palm Sunday 1942, the bombing raid burned the Hanseatic city and the three major churches, St. Mary's, St. Peter and the cathedral. Due to the long-lasting reconstruction of the cathedral, especially the choir, it was reminded of the extent of the construction times of the Middle Ages. The reconstruction work began in 1960, the gothic choir was completed in 1977, and in 1982 the Paradise vestibule. However, as a result of the long period of rebuilding, the plan to set up the interior of the church to celebrate the Lutheran service could be established. The cathedral was set up in 1970 as it is today. It is a miracle that so many works of art survived the fire of the cathedral. "Source: luebeck.de/tourismus/sightseeing/sehenswuerdigkeiten/kirchen/dom-zu-luebeck.html

Lübeck Cathedral is the first large brick church to be built on the Baltic Sea and, at around 130 meters in length, one of the longest brick churches.
The cathedral was consecrated in 1247.