St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Nuremberg

St. Elizabeth's is a Roman Catholic church in Nuremberg, dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary (also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia) since 1235.

After the Reformation, this was the only Roman Catholic church left in the otherwise Protestant city. The building soon proved inadequate for its congregation, and the church entered into protracted negotiations with the city magistrate, which lasted from 1718 to 1780. Finally, an agreement was reached for a new church to be built, and so the old one was demolished in 1784.

Franz Ignaz Michael Neumann drew up plans for the Neoclassical-styled building with a large dome; the foundation stone for it was laid on 19 May 1785. Neumann died on 29 September 1789, and the project was taken over by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. However, a large overrun in costs led to his resignation in 1789. Eventually topping off was completed in 1802 and in 1803 the dome was crowned with a golden cross.

In 1806 the church was secularized. On 27 January 1885, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg purchased the building, with further work being done to complete the design – by 1903. The building suffered severe damage during World War II, and was reconstructed between 1947 and 1959. Further restoration of the exterior was carried out from 1975 to 1976.