The "Church of the Barefooted" blackfriars is right beside the bridge that crosses the broad stream of the River Gera on Schlösserstraße.

Most of the church was destroyed in 1944. The long uninterrupted saddle-backed roof of this former Franciscan monastery shaped the picture of Erfurt for centuries. 

Even in the present condition the church is one of the greatest examples of German ecclesiastical architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries. After the Reformation (Luther preached here in 1529) the monastery was discontinued. 

After extensive reconstruction was completed in 1982 the choir has been used as an external exhibition space for the Anger Museum and is open to visitors. The church also contains Erfurt's oldest surviving stained glass windows and two altars.

Open:
April-October, Tuesday-Sunday at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Cost:
€1/.50