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| Essential
Architecture- Frankfort on the Main
(Frankfurt am Main) Liebfrauenkirche und Liebfrauenberg Church of Our Lady, Our Lady's Square |
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Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany |
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date |
c. 1415-1515 |
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style |
late Gothic |
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construction |
Stone |
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Church |
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The Liebfrauenkirche (Church of our Lady) was donated by Wigel von
Wanebach in the second decade of the 14th century. The original tiny
building was enlarged early in the 15th century. The roof was renewed in
baroque times, and the little gables that topped the large windows were
removed. The east portal of 1415, on the south side was especially
admired because of its fine depiction of the Adoration of the Magi. The
interior is quite dark but very simple, and much more spiritual than
many of the larger cathedrals in Germany. There is still a nice tombstone from 1322 inside the church. Only the south side was exposed (until the Liebfrauenstrasse was built to connect the square to the Zeil in 1855), and this remains its best side, with a proud row of windows, each with different late gothic fretwork. |
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With thanks to http://altfrankfurt.com , a website devoted to pre-war Frankfurt images. |
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