Fodor's Expert Review Herderkirche

Ask anyone where to find the Church of St. Peter and Paul and they will give you a confused look, but everyone knows the church associated with the philosopher Wilhelm Gottfried Herder. The Marktplatz's late-Gothic church has a large winged altar started by Lucas Cranach the Elder and finished by his son in 1555. The elder Cranach lived in a nearby house (two blocks east of Theaterplatz) during his last years, 1552–53. Its wide, imposing facade is richly decorated and bears the coat of arms of the Cranach family, but almost none of the gothic interior remains. The church also houses a modern art gallery.