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The Church of St. Michael (German: Michaeliskirche) is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany.It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors.
The westwork of Hildesheim Cathedral in 2005. Each leaf of the doors was cast as a single piece. Given the size (left: 472.0 x 125.0 cm, right: 472.0 x 114.5 cm, maximum thickness c. 3.5-4.5 cm) and enormous weight (both c. 1.85 tonnes) of the doors, this is a great achievement for its time.
One of the most famous examples of Bernward's work is a monumental set of cast bronze doors known as the Bernward doors, now installed at St. Mary's Cathedral, which are sculpted with scenes of the Fall of Man (Adam and Eve) and the Salvation of Man (Life of Christ), and which are related in some ways to the wooden doors of Santa Sabina in Rome.
English: Aerial image of St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim (view from the south) Deutsch: Luftbild der Michaeliskirche, Hildesheim (Ansicht von Süden) This is a picture of the Baudenkmal ( cultural heritage monument ) according to the Cultural Heritage Protection Law of Lower Saxony with the ID 37515967 ( Wikidata (P7900) ) .
One of the best preserved examples of Ottonian architecture is The Church of St. Michael located in Hildesheim, Germany. Famously commissioned by Bishop Bernward, construction started in 1010 and was finished by 1033 after Bernard's death.
The Bernward column, which is 3.79 metres (12.4 ft) high and 58 centimetres (23 in) in diameter, is a victory column that Bernward had cast from bronze in conscious imitation of the marble Trajan's Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome.
Wooden roofs were common, with an ancient painted ceiling retained at St Michael's, Hildesheim. Stone vaults were used at a later date than in France, occurring over the aisles at Speyer in about 1060. [32] Lombard bands at the Church of St Gallus, Brenz, Germany
Magdalenengarten is in the western part of the historic city center of Hildesheim. On the west side a well-preserved part of the medieval moat and rampart can be seen. On the east side the garden joins the Michaelisplatz and St. Michael's Church, one of the most famous sights of Hildesheim which is a World Cultural Heritage. St.