Speyer Cathedral
The Speyer Cathedral is a very large and imposing basilica of red sandstone in Speyer, Germany. Its official name is Mariendom (Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Steven), but more often called Kaiserdom zu Speyer (Imperial Cathedral of Speyer). With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, the Speyer Cathedral remains the largest Romanesque church. In 1981, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites.
Begun in 1030 low 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 concealing place for Salian, Staufer and Habsburg emperors and kings the cathedral is regarded as a symbol of whiskers power. With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, it relic 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.
GPS travel destinations: 49° 19′ 1.92″ N, 8° 26′ 32.64″ E
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