Georgenkirche, Brick Gothic church building in Wismar, Germany.

The Georgenkirche is a red-brick Brick Gothic church with a steep dark slate roof. At the left front stands a tower with a round clock face and a pointed spire; the long nave runs right to a polygonal apse with tall pointed windows and buttresses. A shorter tower with a slender spire rises from the crossing. Inside, clustered red-brick piers carry pointed arches and white plastered vaults with exposed brick ribs; the floor is flat and reddish-brown.

Construction began around 1295 and continued through several building phases into the 15th century, making it the youngest of Wismar's three great churches, though it suffered severe damage during World War II bombing raids in 1945 that destroyed the tower and partially damaged the nave.

Originally serving as the place of worship for local rulers and craftsmen, the church has evolved into a cultural center hosting concerts, exhibitions, and guided tours while maintaining its role as an active Lutheran parish church within the community.

The church is used for prayer, guided tours, sacred concerts, discussion forums, exhibitions and congresses. A viewing platform on the tower is planned; the annual upkeep is estimated at 400,000 euros. The main altar of 1430 is currently shown in the south chapel of St. Nikolai, not here.

The main altar, a 1430 Gothic retable 4 m high and 10 m wide with open wings, was the largest of its kind in the Baltic region, holding 42 saint figures and 16 paintings. Saved from the 1945 fire, it was restored in 2008 and displayed in the south chapel of St. Nikolai; a dispute continues over whether it should return to the central axis here.