Dubbed the "Pearl of North German Brick Gothic", Doberan Church, 25 minutes from Rostock, is one of the outstanding examples of majestic 14th-century Gothic architecture, part of the former Cistercian monastery. The most important characteristic of this church is the main altar, which is considered the oldest of its kind in the history of art, the huge altar of the cross and the carved tomb of the Danish Queen Margaret Samperia.