2010-03-17

speyerer dom, cathedral

To the cathedral

From Wikipedia: Begun in 1030 under Conrad II, the imposing triple-aisled vaulted basilica of red sandstone is the "culmination of a design which was extremely influential in the subsequent development of Romanesque architecture during the 11th and 12th centuries". As the burial site for Salian, Staufer and Habsburg emperors and kings the cathedral is regarded as a symbol of imperial power.With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, it remains the largest Romanesque church. It is considered to be “a turning point in European architecture”, one of the most important architectural monuments of its time and one of the finest Romanesque monuments.
In 1981, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites as "a major monument of Romanesque art in the German Empire"

5 comments:

  1. Fantastico el encuadre...me gusta mucho...post informativo el tuyo...un abrazo.

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  2. I guess I don't understand Romanesque design ... it doesn't look like a cathedral to me.

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  3. It's a great cathedral - there are not Romanesque churches left here.

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  4. It's massive and has a look of great strength.

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  5. Es ist ein Gebäude zeigt den deutschen großartige Geschichte.

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