Frankfurt Cathedral

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Frankfurt Cathedral
Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew
Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus
50°6′38″N 8°41′6″E / 50.11056°N 8.68500°E / 50.11056; 8.68500
Location	Domplatz 1 Frankfurt am Main
Country	Germany
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.dom-frankfurt.de
History
Status	Cathedral (also parish church)
Dedication	Bartholomew the Apostle
Relics held	Pieces of Saint Bartholomew's skull
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Gothic
Years built	c. 7th century (original building)
Completed	1550 1990s (restoration)
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Tower height	95 meters (312 ft) (including spire)
Administration
Province	Cologne
Diocese	Limburg
Laity
Director of music	Andreas Boltz

Frankfurt Cathedral (German: Frankfurter Dom), officially Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew (German: Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus), is a Roman Catholic Gothic church located in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.

It is the largest religious building in the city and a former collegiate church. Despite its common English name, it has never been a true cathedral (episcopal see), but is called the Kaiserdom (an "imperial great church" or imperial cathedral) or simply the Dom due to its importance as former election and coronation church of the Holy Roman Empire.^[1] As one of the major buildings of the Empire's history, it was a symbol of national unity, especially in the 19th century.

The present church building is the third church on the same site. Since the late 19th century, excavations have revealed buildings that can be traced back to the seventh century. The history is closely linked with the general history of Frankfurt and Frankfurt's old town because the cathedral had an associated role as the religious counterpart of the Royal Palace in Frankfurt.