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The cathedral at night. Magdeburg Cathedral ( German: Magdeburger Dom ), officially called the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine ( German: Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina ), is a Protestant cathedral in Germany and the oldest Gothic cathedral in the country. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of ...
Magdeburg Cathedral Evangelische Domgemeinde Magdeburg Am Dom 1 39104 Magdeburg T: +49391 54104-36 F: +49391 53 425-07 info@magdeburgerdom.de www.magdeburgerdom.de
Apr 1, 2021 · The Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catharine in Magdeburg ( Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina) in Saxony Anhalt is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany and one of the largest churches in the eastern parts of the country. It replaced an older Romanesque basilica that contained the grave of Otto the Great, the first German Holy ...
Magdeburg Cathedral, officially called the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine, is a Protestant cathedral in Germany and the oldest Gothic cathedral in the country. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Today it is the principal church of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. The south steeple is 99.25 m tall, the north tower 100.98 m, making it ...
The history of Magdeburg Cathedral. The history of Magdeburg Cathedral begins, like so many other stories in the city, with Otto I. After he buried his wife in 946 in the Mageburg monastery of St.Mauritius, he also chose the city as his future burial place. Around 950 he had a new church built in the town and brought numerous precious objects ...
Magdeburg. At 1,200 years old, Magdeburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany's eastern federal states. Its moving past as well as its present are reflected in the many attractions the major city on the Elbe has to offer. The city's most significant cultural and historical building can be seen for miles around: the Cathedral of Saints Maurice ...
Magdeburg, Germany. Magdeburg Cathedral is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. The 100m high steeples make it one of the tallest cathedrals in eastern Germany. The cathedral is the landmark of Magdeburg and also home to the grave of Emperor Otto I the Great.
