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Luebeck UNESCO world heritage sites

Castle Friary at An der Untertrave 1
The museum is part of the Burgkloster or Castle Friary site, a former Dominican monastery from the 13th century, and it's also to a degree integrated with the "Castle Hill" nearby. The location has been described as "one of the most important medieval monuments in northern Germany". Visitors to the museum can also access the Burgkloster and the archaeological site on which the museum was built, thus providing an insight into the development of the urban and social structure of Luebeck in parallel to the museum's exhibition chronicling the history of the Hansa.

Hospice of the Holy Spirit at Koberg 11
The hospital was build in the 13th century (finished 1286). It consist of a hall church and a hospital-hall. In the hospital they cared for paupers and sick persons. But the living was very hard because of severe rules (like rules in a convent).

St. Jacobs Church at Jakobikirchhof 3
Red-brick Gothic church dating to 1334, with a soaring clock tower & 16th-century organ.

St. Mary's Church at Marienkirchhof 1
St. Mary's epitomizes north German Brick Gothic and set the standard for about 70 other churches in the Baltic region, making it a building of enormous architectural significance. St Mary's Church embodied the towering style of Gothic architecture style using north German brick. It has the tallest brick vault in the world, the height of the central nave being 38.5 metres (126 ft).

Town Hall at Breite Strasse 62
With its impressive fassade, it resembles a fairytale castle. The shape of the building was defined over three centuries: from 1226, a succession of new elements were added, and there were conversions and extensions such as the sandstone arcade, the raising of the striking façade with its distinctive circular holes for improved wind resistance as well as the bay window and impressive grand staircase.

St. Peter's Church at Petrikirchhof 1
The Roman church, once three-naved, was built between 1227 and 1250 and expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries to a five-naved Gothic hall church.

St. Aegidien Church at Aegidienstrasse 75
It is the smallest and westernmost church in the city centre. It is first mentioned as dedicated to St Giles in 1227 - this is unusual for a north German and may link it to an earlier 1172-1182 wooden church built under bishop Henry I, formerly the abbot of the abbey dedicated to the same saint in Braunschweig.

Cathedral at Muehlendamm 2-6
It is hard to miss the imposing Gothic twinned-towers of Luebeck Cathedral within the city’s east side, among Luebeck’s 7 towers. Free to visit, inside the white-washed interior you can admire the Baroque side chapels and modern stained-glass window in the eastern wall.