⛪ Hanseatic City of Lübeck: Zone 2: Petrikirche - Dom zu Lübeck
Medieval brick Gothic monuments in Germany's UNESCO heartland
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Lübeck, Germany
- Two principal monuments: St. Petri Church and Lübeck Cathedral
- Brick Gothic architecture spanning 12th–16th centuries
- UNESCO inscription: 1987
Zone 2 of Lübeck's UNESCO World Heritage Site is a precinct in northern Germany that encompasses the ecclesiastical and spiritual centre of this Hanseatic merchant city. St. Petri Church (Petrikirche) and Lübeck Cathedral (Dom zu Lübeck) were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1987 as part of the broader old-town designation, together documenting the wealth, religious authority, and civic ambition that defined medieval northern Europe. Both buildings rise prominently above the ...