Würzburg Cathedral

The present cathedral, built from 1040 onwards by Bishop Bruno of Würzburg, reckoned to be the fourth largest Romanesque basilica in Germany, is the third church on the site: the previous two, built in about 787 and 855, were respectively destroyed and severely damaged by fire. After Bruno’s accidental death in 1045, his successor Adalbero completed the building in 1075.   Reconstruction was completed in 1967, in the course of which the Baroque components were removed in favour of a re-Romanisation. The new interpretation emphasizes the contrast between the surviving historical parts of the structure, resulting in a sometimes controversial combination of predominantly Romanesque with modern and Baroque elements.

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5 Responses to “Würzburg Cathedral”

  1. | May 23, 2014 at 5:05 am #

    That is a pretty cool “n”

  2. | May 23, 2014 at 8:04 am #

    Do you want to use this one instead of one of the other ones… It is never too late?

  3. | May 24, 2014 at 4:49 pm #

    I really like this one, any chance you could get rid of the chair on the right? I still love the Salzberg Fortress N so want to keep it for sure, but this one is quite unique and the N seems to stand out more than the St. Klara church. What do you think?

  4. | May 24, 2014 at 7:50 pm #

    I will see what kind of magic photoshop can do.

  5. | May 25, 2014 at 1:46 am #

    🙂

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