The Marienkapelle stands on the Marktplatz — the old market square of Würzburg — a late Gothic hall church with a slender tower that marks the centre of the old town. It was built and funded by Würzburg's citizens rather than the ecclesiastical authorities, and retains something of the merchant independence of its origins. The exterior stonework is richly decorated; the north doorway in particular is notable for its Adam and Eve figures by Tilman Riemenschneider, though the originals are now in the Museum für Franken and replaced by copies here.
The interior is cool and vaulted. The Marktplatz itself is lively — a functioning market square with a good Saturday farmers' market — and the chapel is an easy stop when exploring the central streets.