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Minster Bad Doberan, a 14th century Cistercian abbey-church, dedicated in 1368. Its exterior style is according to the Cistercian rules of simplicity except for the rose shaped decorations on the gables. With no real stone or sandstone available, brick was used as building material. To produce bricks, they mixed sand, clay and water and filled wooden forms which then dried and were baked in field ovens. The cement of gypsum-free limestone for the brick joints prevented expansion and erosion thus guaranteeing a long life span. The 5-meter deep foundations were made of rocks cemented together with Roman style cement which was made of limestone heated to 160 degrees Celsius.
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The interior of the Minster illuminated with massive Gothic windows, was mostly spared the turmoils and ravages of war. No other Cistercian abbey in Europe can lay claim to such a large amount of original interior still intact. Among the treasures are the main altar which is the oldest wing-altar in art history, the monumental cross altar and the sculpted tomb of Danish Queen Margarete Sambiria.