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St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Naumburg, Germany
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Naumburg. 
Naumburg Cathedral is one of the major cathedrals of the Central European Middle Ages and a top attraction on the "Romantic Street" in Saxony-Anhalt.
The cathedral is a double-choir three-aisled basilica with a pair of towers at the east and west end, flanking the choirs. Due to the presence of choirs at both ends, the church is entered from the sides. The main entry is on the south side, from the cloister or gate house. The choirs are divided from the nave by two rood screens.
The Stifterfiguren (donor figures) by the artist called Naumburger Meister (Master of Naumburg) are probably the best-known work of art in the cathedral and are often referred to as the best-known work of early Gothic sculpture in Germany. Situated in the western choir, the twelve life-sized sculptures (eight men and four women) show nobles who were among the founders of the cathedral.
Uta of Naumburg, one of the most beautiful women of medieval times.
The sculptures were created in the middle of the 13th century out of Grillenburg Sandstone. Ten of the figures are merged with the walls, two are free-standing. They were originally painted but those remains of paint visible today date from restoration work in the 16th to 19th centuries.
Lettner in the west choir of the Naumburg Cathedral.
The Elisabethkapelle, a chapel dedicated to St. Elisabeth contains the oldest known stone sculpture of the saint. It was likely created shortly after Elisabeth's canonization in 1235, only four years after her death. The statue's head used to hold relics of the saint.
The cathedral's windows feature work by Neo Rauch in the Elisabethkapelle and by Thomas Kuzio in the crypt and the baptistery. It also retains medieval windows, notably in the east choir.
The crypt.
Domplatz 16 (old city). March-October: Monday-Saturday 9AM-6PM, Sunday and holidays 11AM-6PM; November-February: Monday-Saturday 10AM-4PM, Sunday and holidays 12-4PM 11.00 – 18.00 Uhr 12.00 – 16.00 Uhr. Adults 6,50€, students 4,50€, pupils 3€. (Wikivoyage, Wikipedia)
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