Meissen Cathedral

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Meissen Cathedral
Church of St John and St Donatus
Meißner Dom
Meissen Cathedral, western façade with Prince's Chapel.
51°09′58″N 13°28′17″E / 51.166111°N 13.471389°E / 51.166111; 13.471389
Location	Meissen,  Saxony
Address	Domplatz 2
Country	Germany
Denomination	Lutheran
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	[1]
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	John the Evangelist and Donatus of Arezzo
Architecture
Heritage designation	Heritage Monument in Saxony
Architectural type	Basilica
Style	Gothic Neogothic (spires)
Groundbreaking	1250
Completed	1410
Specifications
Length	97.3 m (319 ft 3 in)
Height	17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)
Number of spires	2
Spire height	81 m (265 ft 9 in)
Materials	Ashlar
Administration
Diocese	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Tobias Bilz
Priest(s)	Andreas Beuchel

Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus (German: Meißner Dom) is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.