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Augsburg

Erfurt

  • Augustinerkloster (Augustinian monastery)
    Augustinerkloster (Augustinian monastery)
    Martin Luther lived in the Augustinerkloster as a monk from 1505 to 1511. The monastery complex houses an important library with rare books and a permanent exhibition about the life of Luther.
     

Rostock

  • St. Marien Church
    St. Marien Church
    Building started mid 13th century, expanded in the 15th century in the style of the French cathedral style and the Marienkirche in Lübeck. Features include the astronomical clock built in 1472.
     

Würzburg

  • Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral)
    The Museum am Dom (Museum by the Cathedral) of the Würzburg Diocese shows art without any art historical, national, religious or ideological demarcation lines. Works are presented there by contemporary, internationally acclaimed artists as well as...
     
 
 

Recommended Reading


Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
cover

The German People and the Reformation
cover

Sensuous Worship: Jesuits and the Art of the Early Catholic Reformation in Germany
cover

 

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