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Special guided tour with visit to the princely crypt

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The elaborately decorated coffins from the baroque period can be visited once a month.

Always on the last Sunday of the month, we take you down to the impressive princely crypt of Merseburg Cathedral. The three medieval chapels were built between the 13th and 16th century, but were only designated as the burial place of his house by Duke Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg in the 17th century. A total of 37 elaborately decorated tin and wooden coffins can be found here
The elaborately decorated coffins from the baroque period can be visited once a month.

Always on the last Sunday of the month, we take you down to the impressive princely crypt of Merseburg Cathedral. The three medieval chapels were built between the 13th and 16th centuries, but were only designated as the burial place of his house in the 17th century by Duke Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg. A total of 37 elaborately decorated tin and wooden coffins can be visited here. They remind us that the cathedral was also used as a baroque court church and tell us a lot about the burial culture of the Wettin dynasty during the baroque period.

We recommend early booking via our ticket shop or our visitor service.
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  • Tourist event
  • for all weathers
5,00 € per person

  • Advance ticket sales
Link to Advance ticket sales

When:

Sunday 31.03.24 14:00
Sunday 28.04.24 14:00
Sunday 26.05.24 14:00
Sunday 30.06.24 14:00
Sunday 28.07.24 14:00

We would like to point out that this is a recurring event. Only the next 5 dates are displayed. For further events please look at a later date.

Where:

Venue:

Merseburg Cathedral

Cathedral square 7
06217 Merseburg
Phone: +49 3461 / 210045
fax: +49 3461 / 720621
E-mail: fuehrung@merseburger-dom.de
website: https://www.merseburger-dom.de/

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