Erfurt Cathedral Dom

The Cathedral on Erfurt's Domberg was founded in 742. In 1154 the original church was replaced by a Romanesque basilica, to which the High Gothic choir was added in 1349-70. In 1455-65 it was rebuilt as a hall-church, with a huge hipped roof spanning the nave and aisles.

The Cathedral has three towers, which in medieval times had tall steeples like those of St Severus (the present spires are 19th century). In the central tower is one of the largest bells in the world, the "Maria Gloriosa", which is famed for the beauty of its tone.