Liebfrauenkirche, Trier

Church of Our Lady
Church of Our Lady
Liebfrauenkirche
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Diocese of Trier
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Minor basilica
Location
Location	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Geographic coordinates	49°45′21″N 6°38′35″E / 49.755885°N 6.64315°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	c. 1230 AD
Completed	1260 AD
Website
	liebfrauen-trier.de
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche)
Part of	Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv), (vi)
Reference	367-009
Inscription	1986 (10th Session)

The Liebfrauenkirche (German for Church of Our Lady) in Trier, is, according to UNESCO, "the earliest church built in French High Gothic style outside France." It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1] The Trier Dom (cathedral) is next to it, and the two buildings share a common wall.

^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 5 February 2020. The Church of Our Lady is the earliest church built in French High Gothic style outside France. Its purity of style (it was completed in only 30 years) and the undeviating implementation of the architect's plan for a basilica-shaped graduated central area, for which there were partial models, though no entire prototype in France, probably make it the most perfect example of the centralized construction concept in Gothic style