Hildesheim Cathedral
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cathedral church in Hildesheim, Germany
Key facts
- Location
- Hildesheim
- Country
- Germany
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Website
- www .dom-hildesheim .de
- Status
- Active
- Dedication
- Assumption of Mary
- Functional status
- Cathedral
- Architectural type
- basilica
- Style
- Romanesque (original), Gothic (side chapels and northern paradise), Baroque (crossing tower)
- Groundbreaking
- 815 (Chapel of St. Mary), 872 (St. Mary's Cathedral)
- Length
- 80 m (262 ft 6 in)
- Width
- 44 m (144 ft 4 in)
- Height
- 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hildesheim
- Official name
- St Mary's Cathedral
- Part of
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
- Criteria
- Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii)
- Reference
- 187bis-001
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Hildesheim Cathedral (German: Hildesheimer Dom), officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (German: Hohe Domkirche St. Mariä Himmelfahrt) or simply St. Mary's Cathedral (German: Mariendom), is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, that serves as the seat of the Diocese of Hildesheim. The cathedral has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985, together with the nearby St. Michael's Church because of its unique art and outstanding Romanesque architecture.
The cathedral church was built between 1010 and 1020 in the Romanesque style. It follows a symmetrical plan with two apses, that is characteristic of Ottonian Romanesque architecture in Old Saxony. The cathedral's treasures include world-famous artworks, bronze works from the time of Bishop Bernward, Bernward Doors and Bernward Column, as well as two of the four notable Romanesque wheel chandeliers: the Hezilo chandelier and the Azelin chandelier.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hildesheim Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.