Bamberg Cathedral

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Bamberg Cathedral Description

(Local Name: Dom) The early 13th century Bamberg Cathedral has four towers. On the north side is the Fürstentor (Prince's Doorway), the principal entrance, with figures of apostles and prophets and a relief of the Last Judgment in the tympanum. On the south side of the east choir is the Adamspforte (Adam's Doorway; statues now in the Diocesan Museum), on the north side the Marienpforte or Gnadenpforte (Virgin's Doorway), with the Cathedral's oldest sculpture (c. 1210).

In the interior of the Cathedral, in front of the east choir (Georgenchor, St George's Choir), is the tomb (by Tilman Riemenschneider, 1499-1513) of the Emperor Henry II (d. 1024) and his wife Kunigunde (d. 1039). On the left-hand pier of

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Hobbies & Activities category: Towers, monuments, observation deck; Significant work of art; Decorative arts display; Architecture - Medieval; Christian sites; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Tombs, burial site

Address

Cathedral Dom
D-96049 Bamberg
Germany

Tips

Closed June 29 and 30.

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