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Speyer Cathedral

Speyer Cathedral
The Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen
Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer
Map
49°19′02″N 8°26′33″E / 49.3172°N 8.4424°E / 49.3172; 8.4424
LocationSpeyer
CountryGermany
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.dom-zu-speyer.de
History
Founded1030
Founder(s)Conrad II
Consecrated1061
Architecture
Functional statusCathedral
Heritage designationUNESCO World Heritage Site
StyleRomanesque
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Speyer
Clergy
Bishop(s)Karl-Heinz Wiesemann
TypeCultural
Criteriaii
Designated1981 (5th session)
Reference no.168
RegionEurope and North America
Property0.558 ha (1.38 acres)

Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae (German: Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer) in Speyer, Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg. The cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer ("Patrona Spirensis") and St. Stephen is generally known as the Kaiserdom zu Speyer (Imperial Cathedral of Speyer).[1] Pope Pius XI raised Speyer Cathedral to the rank of a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in 1925.

Begun in 1030 under Conrad II, with the east end and high vault of 1090–1103, the imposing triple-aisled vaulted basilica of red sandstone is the "culmination of a design which was extremely influential in the subsequent development of Romanesque architecture during the 11th and 12th centuries".[2] As the burial site for Salian, Staufer and Habsburg emperors and kings the cathedral is regarded as a symbol of imperial power.[3][4] With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, it is the largest remaining Romanesque church and building.[5][6] It is considered to be "a turning point in European architecture",[7] one of the most important architectural monuments of its time[8] and one of the finest Romanesque monuments.[9][10][11]

In 1981, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites as "a major monument of Romanesque art in the German Empire".[2][12][13][14]

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  3. ^ Máté Major: Geschichte der Architektur, Vol. 2, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1979, special German edition 1988
  4. ^ dtv-Atlas zur Baukunst, Vol. 2, 1981, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-423-03021-6
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  6. ^ "Der Kaiserdom zu Speyer – Bauwerk". Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  7. ^ Cole, Emily, General Editor, Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Co., 2002, Boston, USA, ISBN 0-8212-2774-2
  8. ^ Oursel, Raymond, Stierlin, Henri: Architektur der Welt, Vol. 4: Romanik, Benedikt Taschen Verlag Berlin/Editions Office Du Livre, Lausanne, p. 129
  9. ^ Stalley, Roger: Early Medieval Architecture, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Great Britain, 1999, ISBN 0-19-210048-3, pp. 214–215
  10. ^ "Romanesque architecture and art | Infoplease".
  11. ^ "Romanesque Architecture And Art | Encyclopedia.com".
  12. ^ "Der Kaiserdom zu Speyer – Zahlen, Namen, Fakten für besonders Eilige". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  13. ^ Dethard von Winterfeld. Romanik am Rhein. Stuttgart 2001, p. 66
  14. ^ "Speyer Cathedral". Welterbestätten Deutschland. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2006.

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