St. Mary's Church (german: Marienkirche) is a large

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church located in

Stralsund Stralsund (; Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund ( German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, ...

, northern

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. Built some time before 1380, it is architecturally Gothic, an outstanding example of the

Brick Gothic Brick Gothic (german: Backsteingotik, pl, Gotyk ceglany, nl, Baksteengotiek) is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northeast and Central Europe especially in the regions in and around the Baltic Sea, which do not have reso ...

style prevalent in northern Germany and in the Baltic states. Between 1549 and 1647, it was the tallest building in the world at tall, excepting the interval 1569–1573 between the completion and collapse of the tower of

Beauvais Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais (french: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais) is a Roman Catholic church in the northern town of Beauvais, Oise, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis. The cathedral is i ...

. As part of the historic centre of Stralsund, the church was inscribed on the

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in 2002. The bell tower collapsed in 1382, and was rebuilt by 1478. In 1495, the steeple tower blew down during a severe storm, and was then rebuilt taller. This was subsequently struck by lightning in 1647, and burned down, and was rebuilt as a baroque dome, which, completed in 1708, can be seen today. The tower is currently tall. The main organ built by Friedrich Stellwagen between 1653 and 1659 is one of the famous large baroque organs in Europe. Stralsund StMarien Orgel.jpg, The famous Stellwagen-Organ from 1659

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European Route of Brick Gothic
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Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...

for more information. Brick Gothic Buildings and structures in Vorpommern-Rügen Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism Lutheran churches in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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