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Meissen Cathedral | |
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Church of St John and St Donatus | |
Meißner Dom | |
![]() Meissen Cathedral, western façade with Prince's Chapel. | |
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51°09′58″N 13°28′17″E / 51.166111°N 13.471389°E | |
Location | Meissen, ![]() |
Address | Domplatz 2 |
Country | ![]() |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | [1] |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | John the Evangelist and Donatus of Arezzo |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Heritage Monument in Saxony |
Architectural type | Basilica |
Style | Gothic Neogothic (spires) |
Groundbreaking | 1250 |
Completed | 1410 |
Specifications | |
Length | 97.3 m (319 ft 3 in) |
Height | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
Number of spires | 2 |
Spire height | 81 m (265 ft 9 in) |
Materials | Ashlar |
Administration | |
Diocese | Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Tobias Bilz |
Priest(s) | Andreas Beuchel |
Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus (German: Meißner Dom) is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.
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