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Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, pronounced [ˌkœlnɐ ˈdoːm] ⓘ, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church.
Cologne Cathedral in Cologne.. This is the list of cathedrals in Germany sorted by denomination.. Some pre-Reformation cathedrals in Germany, now within one of the Lutheran or united Protestant churches (co-operating in their umbrella organisation Protestant Church in Germany) still retain the term cathedral, despite the churches Presbyterian polity which does not have bishops (in some ...
This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals ... Cologne: Cologne: Germany: Saint Peter, Saint Mary: cathedral; World Heritage site
The church was constructed in the Gothic style between 1513 and 1525 (500 years ago) () on the remains of earlier Roman and Romanesque churches. It is the latest surviving Gothic church in the city. It is maintained and supported by the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln. The surviving Romanesque west tower dates to 1170.
Cologne Cathedral: 43.35 m (142.2 ft) [12] Cologne: Germany: Highest height to width ratio of any nave 12 Amiens Cathedral: 42.3 m (139 ft) [13] Amiens: France: 13 Seville Cathedral: 42 m (138 ft) [14] Seville: Spain: Ranked as largest medieval Gothic church 14 Metz Cathedral: 41.41 m (135.9 ft) Metz: France: Largest glass surface 15 St ...
The alleged attackers had planned to use a car to attack the 800-year-old Gothic edifice by the Rhine river, Cologne police director Frank Wissbaum told a news conference. ... Cologne Cathedral ...
Cologne Cathedral, 144 m (472 ft) long, and 86.25 m (283 ft) high, with 407,000 cubic meters of interior space, ranks as the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Tallest spires. Cologne Cathedral has the tallest Gothic spires in Europe, 157.4 m (516 ft) high. [38] Highest nave.
The tallest church building with two steeples as well as the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's Salvation Cathedral (now 120 m; 127 m when completed) in Bucharest, Romania. [1]