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Apr 1, 2021 · The Dom zu Magdeburg was constructed between 1209 and 1520 but was already dedicated and in use from 1363 as the first and oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany. Other claimants to the first Gothic church in Germany include St Elizabeth in Marburg and the Liebfrauenkirche in Trier but these are of course not cathedrals.
The first church built in 937 at the location of the current cathedral was an abbey called St. Maurice, dedicated to Saint Maurice. The current cathedral was constructed over the period of 300 years starting from 1209, and the completion of the steeples took place only in 1520.
The current cathedral was constructed over a period of 300 years starting from 1209, and the completion of the steeples took place only in 1520. Unlike most other Gothic cathedrals, Magdeburg Cathedral does not have flying buttresses supporting the walls.
- Am Dom 1, Magdeburg, Germany
Archbishop Albert had the cathedral built in its present form on the same spot – using many of the columns which had not been destroyed, and in the style of the newly emerging French Gothic architecture. He was thus the architectural pioneer of the era in Germany.
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He can still be seen there today. Many more years of construction followed and the cathedral was finally completed in 1520. During the Reformation, Magdeburg was one of the strongholds of Protestantism and Archbishop Albrecht of Brandenburg traded heavily in indulgences until his death.
Magdeburg Cathedral is the city's most famous landmark: the first Gothic cathedral to be built in Germany and still one of the biggest churches in the country. Its origins can be traced back to 937, when Emperor Otto the First founded a monastery in honour of St. Mauritius.
