Maria-Magdalenen-Kapelle, Gothic church building in Old Town, Erfurt, Germany
The Maria-Magdalenen-Kapelle is a small Gothic chapel of light grey stone in Erfurt's Old Town, with a steep reddish-brown tiled roof topped by a slender dark grey spire. Tall pointed-arch windows with dark tracery pierce the walls, two large ones on the polygonal end and a smaller arched window on the side. Built around 1341 as a cemetery chapel, it now serves as a columbarium with 420 urn places designed by Erfurt artist Evelyn Körber.
The building was first documented in 1227 and served as a cemetery chapel until the adjacent burial ground closed in 1546 following the Reformation. Since then the structure has changed its purpose multiple times, adapting to the city's evolving needs.
The chapel is dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene, a name it has carried since its first mention in 1227. Since 2014 it has served as a columbarium with 420 urn places, and the conversion was designed by the Erfurt artist Evelyn Körber.
The building sits near Erfurt Cathedral and is easily accessible on foot when exploring the Old Town. Visitors should keep in mind that it functions as a memorial space and should be entered with quiet respect.
The chapel housed the "Theater in der Kapelle" until 2011, not from 1992; the stage occupied the former cemetery chapel before its conversion into a columbarium with 420 urn places in 2014. The conversion was designed by Erfurt artist Evelyn Körber.
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