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St. Mary’s Church, Lübeck vs St Peter’s Church, Lübeck

Two churches in Lübeck. St. Mary’s Church, Lübeck has no online ticket listed; St Peter’s Church, Lübeck has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.

St. Mary's Church, Lübeck

St. Mary’s Church, Lübeck

Lübeck, Germany

St Mary's Church, the Marienkirche, stands on the highest point of the old town island of Lübeck, in northern Germany, beside the Town Hall and the market square, and a small ticket is required for tourist visits, while services are free. It is the mother church of brick Gothic architecture, which spread across the Baltic region, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. Lübeck is about forty-five minutes from Hamburg by train, and the church is a short walk from the station through the Holsten Gate.

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St Peter's Church, Lübeck

St Peter’s Church, Lübeck

Lübeck, Germany

Saint Peter's Church, the Petrikirche, stands on a small hill in the old town of Lübeck, Germany, near the Holstentor gate and the Market Square, and it is known for its tower viewing platform, reached by a lift, which gives one of the best views of Lübeck's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its seven church spires, the Trave river and the Holstentor. The church itself is no longer a parish church but a venue for exhibitions, concerts, markets and events, and entry to the church is free when open;

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St. Mary’s Church, LübeckSt Peter’s Church, Lübeck
TypeChurchChurch
Height108.2 m
Opened1300
Tickets and tours on GetYourGuidenone listednone listed
Official websiteyesyes

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