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Merseburg Cathedral (German: Merseburger Dom) is the proto-cathedral of the former Bishopric of Merseburg in Merseburg, Germany. The mostly Gothic church is considered an artistic and historical highlight in southern Saxony-Anhalt.
The Merseburg Cathedral of St. John and St. Lawrence is today considered one of the most important cathedral buildings in Germany, and 1,000 years ago was the favourite place of the only canonised imperial couple, Henry II and Cunigunde.
Merseburg Cathedral. Der Merseburger Dom St. Johannes und St. Laurentius gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Kathedralbauten Deutschlands und war Lieblingsort des einzigen heiliggesprochenen Kaiserpaars, Heinrich II. und Kunigunde.
Merseburg, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), eastern Germany. It lies on the left bank of the Saale River , just south of Halle . Founded about 800 as a frontier fortress against the Slavs, it was a favourite residence of the German kings Henry I the Fowler (d. 936), Otto I , and Henry II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The organ built between 1853 and 1855 by Friedrich Ladegast has made Merseburg Cathedral world famous. Behind its impressive Baroque façade are 5,687 pipes. This makes the Ladegast organ in Merseburg one of the largest and most beautiful-sounding Romantic organs in all of Germany.
Description: Merseburg Cathedral St. Johannes and St. Laurentius is considered the jewel of the "Romanesque Road". 1000 years ago the imperial couple Heinrich II. and Kunigunde laid the foundation stone for the cathedral, which is situated on the river Saale.
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Welcome to Merseburg Cathedral! The Merseburg Cathedral of St. John and St. Lawrence is today considered one of the most important cathedral buildings in Germany, and 1,000 years ago was the favourite place of the only canonised imperial couple, Henry II and Cunigunde.
