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3 days ago · A peak in economic development was reached in the 15th century, when the city had a population of 20,000 making it one of the largest in Germany. Between 1432 and 1446, a second and higher city wall was established. In 1483, a first city fortress was built on Cyriaksburg hill in the southwestern part of the town.
4 days ago · The construction work for the Catholic Day in Erfurt city center is in full swing. German Catholicism is in crisis as hundreds of thousands formally leave the institution each year, threatening to...
5 days ago · The gothic cathedral is one of the most important pilgrimage places in Europe and is a UNESCO world heritage site. The cathedral stands at 515 feet (157 meters) tall, features immense twin towers, and is the largest gothic church in northern Europe.
5 days ago · A new, massive renovation is unfolding at Washington National Cathedral as the D.C. cathedral’s organ is being dismantled and completely rebuilt.
2 days ago · Originally a church, later a mosque, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia (532–537) by Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral (1507) in Spain.
3 days ago · The number of Catholics in the Diocese of Erfurt has decreased. Approximately 134,400 members of the Catholic Church belonged to the Diocese last year, as stated by the German Bishops' Conference on Thursday. In 2022, there were still around 137,300 Catholics in the Erfurt Diocese. The Diocese ...
4 days ago · During the third millennium B.C, prehistoric Armenian architecture was already distinctive. The most common feature was its groundwork, which incorporated many geometrical shapes, ultimately forming a cell shape. An example of such architecture can be found in Kültəpə, near Nakhchivan.
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