Elisabethkirche Marburg

The Elisabethkirche in Marburg is described as the oldest Gothic hall church in Germany, built between 1235 and 1283 over the grave of St. Elisabeth. It was a pilgrimage church, the burial place of the Hessian landgraves and an important church of the Teutonic Order, and today serves as a parish church and a centre of classical church music. It has a Klais organ, hosts the short organ recital series Die halbe Stunde, and has a Kantorei, brass players and children's choirs.