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Ulm Minster is the world's tallest church. The church has a length of 123.56 metres (405.4 ft) and a width of 48.8 metres (160 ft). The building area is approximately 8,260 square metres (88,900 sq ft). The height of the central nave is 41.6 metres (136 ft), whilst the lateral naves are 20.55 metres (67.4 ft) high.
Ulmer Münster. Münsterplatz 1. 89073 Ulm. Phone +49 731 3799450. Opening hours. Apr–Sep. 9 am–6 pm. Oct-March. 10 am-5pm.
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Jun 11, 2012 · The building itself was started in 1377 as a Roman Catholic church. During the Reformation the congregation converted to a Lutheran church with the rise of Protestantism in 1530. In 1543 ...
Apr 28, 2021 · The main organ of Ulm Cathedral: it has 100 stops and almost 9,000 pipesImage: Imago Images/epd/H. Gutmann. ... Ulm Minster is the largest Protestant church in GermanyImage: ...
Jun 2023 • Solo. Construction of the Ulmer Minster began in the 14th century, but the current cathedral was only fully completed in 1890. The interior of the Münster contains frescoes, paintings, statues, altarpieces, coats of arm, stained glass windows and wonderful 15th century choir stalls by Jörg Syrlin (1469–1474).
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The significance of Ulm Minster is illustrated to us in Fabri's list of superlatives: It was and is the largest burghers' church. The building was not financed by any clerical or secular princes, but by the burghers. This is particularly emphasized in the report of the laying of the foundation stone. The exact details of this event, carved in ...
Ulm Minster, like Cologne Cathedral, was begun in the Gothic era and not completed until the late 19th century. It is the tallest church in the world, and the 4th tallest structure built before the 20th century, with a steeple measuring 161.5 metres. From the top level at 143m there is a panoramic view of Ulm. The foundation stone was laid in 1377.
