Limburg Cathedral (Limburger Dom, also called Georgsdom) is the icon of the town and one of the most unusual cathedrals in Germany. Perched on a rocky outcrop above the Lahn, it was consecrated in 1235 and bridges the gap between Late Romanesque and Early Gothic — round arches at ground level give way to pointed ones higher up, with seven towers piercing the skyline.
The exterior is painted in a striking red, white and ochre scheme, reconstructed from medieval traces during a 1968 restoration. Inside, fourteenth-century wall paintings survive in fragments, including a vivid Last Judgement, and the Romanesque crypt holds the tomb of Conrad Kurzbold, the tenth-century count who founded the original church. The terrace outside gives the best view down onto the half-timbered Altstadt and the river.