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595: 607: 45: 728: 583: 699: 821:, the founder of Lübeck. Henry had separated himself from his followers in order to be alone with his thoughts. He wanted to build a church, but lacked the necessary funds. At that moment a great deer appeared before him with a diamond-encrusted crucifix in its antlers. He took this as a sign from God, and shot the animal. He took the cross from its antlers; hardly had he done so when the deer rose up and disappeared into the bushes. The young duke now had enough money for the construction of the church. 714: 67: 619: 376: 687: 85: 569:, Sweden, where a reconstruction of the Lübeck organ has been going on since the mid-1990s. That reconstruction was concluded in 2001 with installation of the replica, including a replica of the organ front, in an earlier abandoned church from the late 1890s, Örgryte church. The church is now rebuilt as a concert hall. 391: 960:. In Verbindung mit dem Verein für Lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde und dem Hansischen Geschichtsverein hrsg. von Rolf Hammel-Kiesow und Michael Hundt. Lübeck : Schmidt-Römhild, 2005. 658: 447: 565:
organ. It was concluded that such a reconstruction would be possible, but no decision has yet been taken. The discussion follows a research project at the university in
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The cathedral is unique in that at 105 m, it is shorter than the tallest church in the city. This is the consequence of a power struggle between the church and the
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was lost in the flames. Nevertheless, a relatively large portion of the internal fittings was saved, including the cross and almost all of the medieval
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bombing raid destroyed a fifth of the town centre. Several bombs fell in the area around the church, causing the eastern vault of the
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The congregation is closely connected with the musical life of the city. Thanks to the long-serving organist and
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Reconstruction of the cathedral took several decades, as greater priority was given to the rebuilding of the
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Das Gedächtnis der Hansestadt Lübeck: Festschrift für Antjekathrin Graßmann zum 65. Geburtstag
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cathedral was completed around 1230, but between 1266 and 1335 it was converted into a
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which dated from 1696. A fire from the neighbouring cathedral museum spread to the
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In 1873 the cathedral celebrated its 700th anniversary, when an offshoot of the
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Domus Dei – Bei Gott zu Hause. Raumkonzepte im Lübecker Dom – eine Annäherung.
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of the cathedral, and around noon on Palm Sunday the towers collapsed. An
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Proto-Cathedral of Saints John the Baptist, Blaise, Mary, and Nicholas
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One of the most famous inscriptions inside the cathedral is a poem:
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organ was destroyed by fire, but was subsequently reconstructed.
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The cathedral is now one of the three Lutheran churches of the
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had converted to Christianity, and the man now out hunting was
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Cultural Heritage Monument of Schleswig-Holstein (201–202)
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In 2002 a symposium took place in conjunction with the
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Burning Lübeck Cathedral after an air raid in 1942.
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In 1946 a further collapse, of the 861: 772:Ye call Me mighty and honour Me not, 16:Church in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 763:Ye call Me eternal and seek Me not, 769:Ye call Me noble and serve Me not, 754:Ye call Me wise and follow Me not, 751:Ye call Me Life and desire Me not, 742:Ye call Me Master and obey me not, 624:The nave post-restoration, in 2016. 554:. Work was completed only in 1982. 477:founded the cathedral to serve the 425:bombing raid in World War II (1942) 13: 411:, Germany, and part of the Lübeck 275:115 m (377 ft 4 in) 248:131 m (429 ft 9 in) 14: 1074: 849:Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 833:. 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Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Denomination
Lutheran
Roman Catholic
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany

Dedication
John the Baptist
Blaise of Sebaste
The Virgin Mary
Nicholas of Myra
Basilica
Style
Romanesque
Gothic
Groundbreaking
towers
spires
Materials
UNESCO World Heritage Site
272
Western Europe

‹See Tfd›
Lutheran
Lübeck
World Heritage Site

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