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501:Palm Sunday
436:Bernt Notke
427:, when the
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980:10°41′09″E
977:53°51′39″N
905:2007-07-27
855:References
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152:Dedication
119:Membership
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392:‹See Tfd›
382:in Lübeck
292:Materials
232:Completed
175:Dedicated
146:Cathedral
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473:In 1173
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330:Criteria
325:Cultural
200:Basilica
103:Lutheran
56:Location
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670:Baroque
138:History
129:Website
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