Lorenzkirche

The last of the triad of churches we visited today was Lorenzkirche, or if you prefer, Saint Lawrence Church. Another beautiful Gothic church, construction began in the 1250s, and finished in the 1400s. Apparently, Lorenzkirche was one of the first churches to "go Lutheran" in 1525, but as with Sebalduskirche, the people who paid for the beautiful interior weren't really keen to destroy it.

Because of that, there are two pieces of significance still in the church. I'm assuming these were also stowed in the art bunker during World War II, because the Lorenzkirche was really flattened in 1945 by both aerial bombing and artillery strikes. Despite that, Veit Stoß's hanging carving of the Annunciation, and Adam Kraft's tabernacle are still there, and pictured below.Read more