[DE] "Die Lübecker Marienkirche (offiziell St. Marien zu Lübeck) wurde von 1277 bis 1351 erbaut. Die Lübecker Bürger- und Marktkirche ist von jeher ein Symbol für Macht und Wohlstand der alten Hansestadt und befindet sich auf dem höchsten Punkt der Lübecker Altstadtinsel. Die Kirche ist Teil des UNESCO-Welterbes Lübecker Altstadt. St. Marien gilt als „Mutterkirche der Backsteingotik“ und als ein Hauptwerk des Kirchbaus im Ostseeraum."
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[EN] "St. Mary's Church in Lübeck (German: Marienkirche, officially St. Marien zu Lübeck) was built between 1250 and 1350. It has always been a symbol of the power and prosperity of the old Hanseatic city, and is situated at the highest point of the island that forms the old town of Lübeck. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the old Hanseatic City of Lübeck.
St. Mary's epitomizes north German Brick Gothic and set the standard for about 70 other churches in the Baltic region, making it a building of enormous architectural significance. St Mary's Church embodied the towering style of French Gothic architecture style using north German brick. It has the tallest brick vault in the world, the height of the central nave being 38.5 metres (126 ft).
It is built as a three-aisled basilica with side chapels, an ambulatory with radiating chapels, and vestibules like the arms of a transept. The westwork has a monumental two-tower façade. The height of the towers, including the weather vanes, is 124.95 metres (409.9 ft) and 124.75 metres (409.3 ft), respectively.
St. Mary's is located in the Hanseatic merchants' quarter, which extends uphill from the warehouses on the River Trave to the church. As the main parish church of the citizens and the city council of Lübeck, it was built close to the town hall and the market."
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