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Essential Architecture- Hanseatic city of Rostock St. Peter’s Church |
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Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, north-eastern Germany |
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14th century |
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style |
Hanseatic Brick Gothic |
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construction |
Brick |
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Church |
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opening hours: daily 10-17 h Entrance fees: tower: 1,50 Euro the building: The parish church of the oldest settlement on the Old Market. A preceding building was mentioned in 1252. The present structure was erected in the 14th century as a three aisle basilica with four bays. The tower to the west is as wide as the central aisle and has a high, octagonal pointed spire, which serves as a seamark. The 117m-high tower was reconstructed in 1994 after destruction during the war in the form of the 1578 spire. Colourful choir windows date from 1962. ![]() |
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Special thanks to www.eurob.org |
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