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| The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz. | The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz. | ||
| The six-towered cathedral is an interesting combination of various architectural styles. Along with the cathedrals of Worms and Speyer, the Mainz Cathedral represents the highpoint of Romanesque architecture along the Rhein. |
The six-towered cathedral is an interesting combination of various architectural styles. Along with the cathedrals of Worms and Speyer, the Mainz Cathedral represents the highpoint of Romanesque architecture along the Rhein. | ||
| The cathedral houses several funerary monuments of former archbishops and bishops of the diocese. | The cathedral houses several funerary monuments of former archbishops and bishops of the diocese. | ||
| St. Bonifatius (died 755) chose Mainz as the seat of the first German archbishop. Construction of the Mainz Cathedral first began in the late 1st Century A.D., but most of the modern day cathedral was built primarily between the 11th to 13th centuries. | |||
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The Cathedral of St. Martin is more commonly known as the Mainz Cathedral in English. Perhaps it is most properly referred to as the Mainzer Dom, the name most often used in German.
The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz.
The six-towered cathedral is an interesting combination of various architectural styles. Along with the cathedrals of Worms and Speyer, the Mainz Cathedral represents the highpoint of Romanesque architecture along the Rhein.
The cathedral houses several funerary monuments of former archbishops and bishops of the diocese.
St. Bonifatius (died 755) chose Mainz as the seat of the first German archbishop. Construction of the Mainz Cathedral first began in the late 1st Century A.D., but most of the modern day cathedral was built primarily between the 11th to 13th centuries.