St. Mary's Chapel

Würzburg, Germany

Marienkapelle (St. Mary's Chapel) is a late Gothic hall church. The construction started in 1377 and was finished in 1480 with the erection of a church tower. Elaborate ornamentation, especially in the arches of the doorways (figures of Adam and Eve by Tilman Riemenschneider – the originals are now on display in the Mainfränkisches Museum, replaced by replicas from 1975).

Interior was replaced after fire damage in 1945. The altar features four panels with paintings from 1514. Famous “Beautiful Madonna” (around 1420) and Silver Madonna (17th century). Numerous tombs of Franconian knights and citizens of Würzburg, including the tomb of Konrad von Schaumberg (died 1499) by Riemenschneider and the tomb of the great Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753) at the market gate.

References:

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Address

Marktplatz 7, Würzburg, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1377-1480
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)

More Information

www.wuerzburg.de

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Reine Saliba (15 months ago)
Maria chapel is a nice warm chapel structure and architecture

Edin H. (16 months ago)
It is so strange seeing this big gothic church building which in fact is chapel, not church at all

Ambarish P (16 months ago)
Nice old Chapel as they call it. But it’s pretty big. Recently I started visiting the old church’s in my visits to European towns and I find it’s really interesting to see these gigantic architectural marvels.

Alex Escala (17 months ago)
Lit a candle for peace in the world. The chapel is unique in its beauty. It brings peace of mind just by staring at the altar with stained glass windows in the background. Must see when in Würzburg.

George Tarielashvili (2 years ago)
Very beautiful church in the center of the city

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