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After the first two cathedrals burned down in the 11th and 12th centuries, the current structure, a late Romanesque building with four large towers, was built in the 13th century. The cathedral is about 94 m long, 28 m broad, 26 m high, and the four towers are each about 81 m high.
- 1012
- Bamberg
The Bamberg Cathedral is a late Romanesque building with four imposing towers. It was founded in 1002 by the emperor Henry II, finished in 1012 and consecrated on May 6, 1012. It was later partially destroyed by fire in 1081. The new cathedral, built by St. Otto of Bamberg, was consecrated in 1111, ...
- Domstraße, Bamberg, Germany
The cathedral first had an organ in 1415. The one that was built in 1868 gave many problems and had to be rebuilt five years later, but it was kept until 1940 because it made a nice sound. The organ that we see in the cathedral today was built in 1976 by the organ builder Rieger.
Bamberg Cathedral is a late Romanesque building with four towers. It was founded in 1004 by Emperor Henry II, finished in 1012 and consecrated on 6 May 1012. It was later partially destroyed by fire in 1081. The new cathedral, built by Saint Otto of Bamberg, was consecrated in 1111 and in the 13th century received its present late-Romanesque form.
- 262 m (860 ft)
- Urban district
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.
Jan 5, 2020 · The Bamberg Imperial Cathedral is one of the oldest (among the surviving to this day) temples of Bavaria. It was built in 1004 by Henry II the Holy. The outer part of the building was built in the style of Gothic and romanticism. The temple has four high towers (two on each side), on one of which the main city clock hangs.
Jul 9, 2009 · The Bamberg Cathedral was constructed in 1237, the Michaelskirche Monastery erected in the twelfth century and what is now known as the Old Town Hall was built in 1386.
