Name: Magdeburg Cathedral
Address: Am Dom 1, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany, DE
Telephone: +49 391 5432414

Magdeburg Cathedral is a church, located at Am Dom 1, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany. They can be contacted via phone at +49 391 5432414, visit their website www.magdeburgerdom.de for more detailed information.

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Am Dom 1, 39104 Magdeburg

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Added by Jopie, at 04 February 2014

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David Y

29 September 2017

Amazing piece of history
Paul Gauguin

20 July 2017

One of the most beautiful cathedrals in Germany
Must visit Magdeburg and see in real
Sri Sudha Vijay Keshav Kolla

09 April 2017

The remnants of the history are well preserved. A must visit place in Magdeburg.
Ali Shiva

09 July 2016

Mystical, beautiful German Gothic cathedral
Chris Ewe

30 April 2016

Must see if you are in Magdeburg.
Elias Stadler

22 August 2014

Disappointingly they wanted to charge you money for filming or photographing!!! This is an unprecedented and unacceptable method of earning money for a church which is absolutely not in need of any pricey maintenance.
Joao Cesar Escossia

11 February 2014

The Cathedral of Magdeburg (Magdeburger Dom in German) is officially named the Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice. It was the first Gothic cathedral in Germany and with a height of 104 m, it is the tallest cathedral in former East Germany. The cathedral is also home to the grave of Otto I the Great.

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. Despite being repeatedly looted, the Cathedral of Magdeburg is rich in art, ranging from antiques to modern art.

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. As the Gothic architecture style was developed in the 12th century in France, there were no previous examples of Gothic architecture in Germany, and German craftsmen were still very unfamiliar with the style at the start of the construction. Their progress can be seen in small architectural changes over the construction periods, which started with the sanctuary in the east side of the church near the river Elbe and ended with the top of the towers.

This sanctuary shows a strong Romanesque architecture influence. Different from other French gothic cathedrals, Magdeburg cathedral does not have flying buttresses for support of the walls.

The building has an inside length of 120 meters, and a height to the ceiling of 32 meters. The towers rise to 104 meters, and are the highest church towers in eastern Germany. The layout of the cathedral consists of one nave and two aisles, with one transept crossing the nave and aisles. Each side of the transept has an entrance, the south entrance leading into the cloister.

The ceiling in the nave is higher than in the aisles, allowing for clerestory windows to give light to the nave. There is a separate narthex (entrance area) in the west. The presbytery in the east is separated from the nave by a stone wall, serving the same function as a rood screen. The sanctuary and the apse follow the presbytery. The apse is also surrounded by an ambulatory.