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Germany - Bamberg Cathedral

The Bamberg Cathedral - officially the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. George ( Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg - is a late Romanesque building. The church founded in 1002 by emperor Heinrich II and dedicated on May 6, 1012, the birthday of the emperor. Two fires in 1081 and 1185 destroyed huge parts of the original building. The entire northern part was rebuilt; the church became its present late-Romanesque form in the 13th century.

The cathedral is about 94 meters long, 28 meters broad and 26 meters high. The four towers are each about 81 meters high. Personally I found the interior quite sober, although it has a couple of treasures. One of the highlights is the tomb of Heinrich II and his wife Kunigunde (PiP1). Another treasure is the Bamberger Reiter (Bamberg Horseman); an equestrian statue full of mysteries (PiP2). No one knows who the figure is, although it is said that he is Stephan I of Hungary, who was said to have ridden to the cathedral to be christened

Pope Clemens II is buried in the Bamberg Cathedral. He was the local bishop before he became pope in 1046, but he died in 1047. Bamberg Cathedral is the site of the only papal burial outside of Italy and France.

The dedication of the cathedral was also the foundation of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg. The cathedral has been the seat of the Bamberg Archbishop ever since - by now for more than a thousand years!

(The main picture shows the so called Princes’ Portal (Fürstenportal), located in the centre of the north wall. It is used only on holy days. )
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81 comments

Hansruedi Voegele said:

Sehr schön .Danke für die Info!
5 years ago ( translate )

Guy Bacca (guybac) said:

Magnifique entrée avec de beaux détails, superbe portail
5 years ago ( translate )

Simone Maurel said:

so beautiful
5 years ago ( translate )

Peter Castell said:

Good morning Jaap a very impressive entrance with everything symmetrical I wonder why the two statues were placed on one side. I like your perfect composition you pay great attention to detail
5 years ago

Madeleine Defawes said:

Very beautiful picture of the impressive entrance !
Have a nice week
5 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

A very beautiful cathedral !! Love the statue also !!! Again a marvelous small series, Jaap ! Happy week !!!!!!!!
5 years ago

Ruesterstaude said:

Schön, Jaap – und natürlich mit dem berühmten Reiter!
5 years ago ( translate )

Zulma said:

Stunning my dear Jaap!! Impressive series! Have a great week ahead!!
5 years ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

Stunning portal and nicely shown!
The interior statuary is also magnificent!

I like very much, Jaap!
Thanks also for the note, as always, very interesting
5 years ago

Gudrun said:

Excellent photos, I like the Romanesque arches and the PiPs are also good.
5 years ago

Luz •.¸¸ ㋡ said:

Simplesmente deslumbrante!
5 years ago ( translate )

Proxar said:

Beautiful work
5 years ago

Adriana Grecu said:

Admirable architecture et détails bien mis en valeur!!
5 years ago ( translate )

John Cass said:

Excellent shot, great detail and pov, nice PiP's.
5 years ago ( translate )

Silvana -Silvy 51 said:

che opera d'arte magnifica!
ciao, Silvy
5 years ago ( translate )