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Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, pronounced [ˌkœlnɐ ˈdoːm] ⓘ, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
The finials consist of a central shaft surrounded by two leaf wreaths of different sizes. They date from the last construction phase of Cologne Cathedral around 1880, although the plans still go back to master builder Ernst Friedrich Zwirner († 1861), who based his plans on the original, medieval façade plan F.
The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral Another view Shrine of the Three Kings Köln The Shrine of the Three Kings [1] (German Dreikönigsschrein [2] or Der Dreikönigenschrein), [3] Tomb of the Three Kings, [4] or Tomb of the Three Magi [5] is a reliquary traditionally believed to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men.
Cologne Cathedral: 157.4 m (516.4 ft) 4.2% 10 years Cologne: Only church with two main towers to ever have been the world's tallest since 1890 Ulm Minster: 161.5 m (529.9 ft) 2.6% 131 years Ulm: First time since 1311 that a church surpassed the original height of Lincoln Cathedral; intentionally built a few metres taller than Cologne Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity: Chichester: Chichester: England: Holy Trinity: cathedral Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont: Clermont-Ferrand: France: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: cathedral Cologne Cathedral Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus und Maria: Cologne: Cologne ...
1065 - St. Maria im Kapitol built. 1106 - Church of the Holy Virgins built (approximate date). [3] 1114 - Coat of arms of Cologne in use. 1160 - St. Cäcilien church built (approximate date). 1182 - City expands with suburbs and ramparts. [1] 1184 - Richerzeche formed (approximate date). 1201 - The city joined the Hanseatic League. [1]
The Cologne Cathedral quarter (German: Domumgebung) is the area immediately surrounding Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. When the Gothic cathedral was built, it was closely surrounded by houses and smaller churches. When the cathedral was completed in 1880 as a national symbol, it was freed from adjacent structures ...
He designed a mausoleum for the family of Count Ernst Zur Lippe-Biesterfeld on the grounds of the Klosterruine Heisterbach near Königswinter, and built the Rathaus (Town Hall) in Kolberg, Pomerania. [4] His last work was the magnificent, 1861 Moorish Revival Glockengasse Synagogue at Cologne. He died at Cologne in 1861.