Überwasserkirche

Münster


The Überwasserkirche (officially known as Liebfrauenkirche) is a 14th-century Gothic hall church with handsome stained-glass windows in the apse. The nickname translates as 'church across the water' and was inspired by its former location outside the city walls, beyond the wee river Aa.


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