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| Meissen Cathedral | |
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| Church of St John and St Donatus | |
Meißner Dom | |
 Meissen Cathedral, western façade with Prince's Chapel. | |
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| 51°09′58″N 13°28′17″E / 51.166111°N 13.471389°E | |
| Location | Meissen,  Saxony |
| Address | Domplatz 2 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist and Donatus of Arezzo |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Heritage Monument in Saxony |
| Architectural type | Basilica |
| Style | Gothic Neogothic (spires) |
| Groundbreaking | 1250 |
| Completed | 1410 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 97.3 m (319 ft 3 in) |
| Height | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Spire height | 81 m (265 ft 9 in) |
| Materials | Ashlar |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Tobias Bilz |
| Priest(s) | Andreas Beuchel |
Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus (German: Meißner Dom) is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.