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His favourite dwelling was at Bamberg and he gave that property (probably in spring 1000) to his wife Kunigunde as a wedding gift. In 1002, Heinrich was elected King of Germany and he started to conduct his government business from Bamberg, giving the town various privileges (mint, tolls, market rights). Probably late in 1002 the decision was ...
Fotografien von Bamberg und dem Bamberger Dom, aufgenommen durch die Königlich Preussische Messbild-Anstalt 1919–1922 „Aus himmlischen Höhen, Neue Blickwinkel in bayerischen Kathedralen (Memento vom 4. Dezember 2014 im Internet Archive)“, Ein BR-Dokumentarfilm von Bernhard Graf, 2014. Glockenaufnahmen in den Bamberger Domtürmen auf YouTube
Inside you will also find the "Bamberg Horseman", the first monumental equestrian statue, Germany (1225 – 1237). In the east choir, the crypt, the oldest part of the cathedral, with the tomb of the holy couple emperor Heinrich and his wife Kunigunde, created by Tilman Remschneider (early 16 th Century).
Wir begrüßen unsere Gäste herzlich im Hohen Dom St. Peter und St. Georg zu Bamberg! Unser Dom ist Gotteshaus und beliebtes Besichtigungsziel in der Welterbestadt. Diese Seiten informieren sowohl über Gottesdienste und pastorale Angebote sowie über Konzerte und den touristischen Besuch. Der Bamberger Dom ist die Kirche des Bamberger ...
It overlooks the tomb of cathedral founders, Emperor Heinrich II and his wife Kunigunde, splendidly carved by Tilmann Riemenschneider. The marble tomb of Clemens II in the west choir is the only papal burial site north of the Alps.
The origins of Bamberg Cathedral date back to the beginning of the 11th century, when the emperors Henry II and Cunegonde began to develop a very special bond with the city of Bamberg. Henry gave the Castrum Babenberg as heritage for the widow to his wife. Since, however, both of them had to accept the fact that they couldn`t have children in ...
Of its many historic works of art may be mentioned the magnificent marble tomb of the founder and his wife, considered the masterpiece of the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider, and carved between 1499 and 1513. Another treasure of the cathedral is an equestrian statue known as the Bamberg Horseman (German: Der Bamberger Reiter).
