♚ MEISSEN CATHEDRAL ♚ [4K]

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : AirVuz contributor and pilot Mischa Haubold brings us this excellent drone view of Meissen Cathedral, a famous church in Northern Germany. It's located atop a hill in the town of Meissen, which lies about 15 mi. (25 km) northwest of Dresden on the Elbe River in the state of Saxony. The current Gothic-style church was completed in the early 15th century, construction having started 150 years earlier. Originally a Catholic church, it's now the cathedral church of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony.

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Meissen Cathedral is dedicated to Saints John and Donatus of Arezzo and therefore bears the name of St. John and St. Donatus. Donatus von Arezzo was patron of the old diocese of Meissen and is one of the patrons of today's diocese of Dresden-Meissen. The cathedral, together with the Albrechtsburg, the bishop's castle and the cathedral provost, is part of the Burgberg ensemble that rises above Meissen's old town. The main part of the church appears as one of the purest in style German-Gothic cathedrals. In addition, he has one of the richest and most valuable furnishings of Saxon churches and numerous side rooms from the earliest Gothic to the late late Gothic.