Lorenzkirche
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The Church of St. Lawrence is another of the three most sought-after churches in Nuremberg. It is located on Lorenzer Square. It was built between 1250 and 1390 and around 1477 its eastern choir was enlarged according to the model of the Sebalduskirche (St. Sebald's Church). It was a Gothic hall in which the altar of St. Deocar stood. It is dominated by two towers with a richly decorated front with a nine-meter rosette (round window). On the rosette there are coats of arms of Charles IV and his wife Anna Svídnická.
The interior of the church has a rich decoration and many interesting works. E.g. 18 meters high sandstone tabernacle made by Adam Kraft between 1493 and 1496. One of the rarest wooden buildings is the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, the so-called angelic greeting (Engelsgruss) in a pink wreath of golden roses. It is hung in the space of the main nave and is carved from linden wood by Velt Stoss.
The church also includes three organs with 12,000 flutes and 16 bells, as well as many other paintings, statues and murals. The church has been administered by the Evangelical Lutheran Church since 1525. The church was damaged during World War II and repaired again in 1949.
