Meissen Cathedral
Meissen, Germany
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Meissen Cathedral, also known as the Church of St John and St Donatus, is a Gothic church on the castle hill of Meissen, Saxony, Germany, beside the Albrechtsburg. Begun in 1250 and rising 81 metres, it forms a central part of the town's skyline above the River Elbe. Arnold von Westfalen, Cornelius Gurlitt and Carl Schäfer are credited as its architects, and it is a heritage monument in Saxony.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- cathedral
- Heritage
- heritage monument in Saxony
- Height
- 81 m
- Place
- Meissen, Germany
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