Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
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ncmtnpadre
Medellin, Colombia619 contributions
Jun 2023 • Friends
Erfurt was a stop on our bus trip from Frankfurt to Berlin. So happy that we stopped there. A beautiful historic center. The Cathedral and Saint Severus were excellent. Lunch was great. Would highly recommend even with all the tourists like us!
Written 5 July 2023
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E.L.E
Brno, Czech Republic18,647 contributions
Oct 2020 • Couples
Amazing cathedral up a hill in the Altstadt. Great spot for pictures. Beautiful inside as well. Best area in the city
Written 9 October 2020
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Andreas L
Brussels, Belgium191 contributions
Sept 2019
An impressive cathedral, well preserved, and with plenty of historic details. Full of treasures: paintings, sculptures, the altars, tombstones... A miracle of medieval-Gothic architecture.
Written 1 October 2019
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roobarb99
Wellington, New Zealand180 contributions
Sept 2019
a slightly strange Roman Catholic church. I suppose I am more used to the somewhat flamboyant style of the romantic age German churches so this beautifully built, but very austere church was a bit of a shock. the stone work is excellent, the structure elegant and spacious but it has a slightly cold feel about it with little decoration or ornateness. The building sits on a small hill giving the viewer some excellent photo shots both up at the cathedral as well as down onto the main square from the entrance. Its not the most exciting experience but it is good gothic architecture and worthy of a short visit.
Written 2 October 2019
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A S H
Kolding, Denmark379 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
This is a must for a vist to Erfurt. Indeed an impressive church worth climbing a lot of starrs to get to.
Written 13 July 2020
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Vadim
Murmansk, Russia34,571 contributions
Jan 2019
As befits every respected Cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral was built on the site of a pre-existing Church. Some historians believe that it was founded by St. Boniface, who bears the name Winfred in the world. He is considered the Apostle of all Germans. However, when it was and whether it was at this place is unknown. The first mention of 1117 appears in connection with the collapse of the Cathedral of Erfurt. Then the remains of two companions of Boniface are found on the mountain. The relics caused two consequences: a growing flow of pilgrims and a flow of donations. The Cathedral was quickly built. The main entrance to the Cathedral consists of two Gothic portals, located at an angle to each other. The most interesting inside is the choir with stained glass Windows and carved benches for singers of the XIV century. Of course, the Erfurt unicorn altar in the transept is Interesting. An unknown artist showed the unicorn as the embodiment of Christ and virtue. Lucas Cranach Sr.'s painting "The betrothal of St. Catherine" was hidden in a side altar. And, of course, the largest medieval bell in the world (1497).
Written 24 December 2019
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Stewart M
Nuneaton, UK336 contributions
Dec 2019
This bridge especially at Christmas has a great atmosphere. Large amount of people walking the street with lots of little shops either side of the road. Can get very busy.
Written 11 December 2019
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axels
Lillehammer, Norway2,375 contributions
Sept 2019
In the year 725 the first Erfurt church was sacred. After this there was a lot of extensions/ additions until 1372. In 1251 the still working great well known church bell "Gloriosa" was sacred. - until 1985 she was the world's largest free-swinging bell (13 tons!), now electrically. Other treasures are all the church beautiful huge glasses, from about 1370-1420. And,- not many peoples know it: Martin Luther was ordained in the cathedral on 3 April 1507! That's enough for today :)
Written 10 September 2019
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Sonja B
22 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
It's a large, majestic cathedral high up on a cathedral mount. Once the 70 steps are climbed, one has a good view of the pretty town. Inside the cathedral it's cool and bright. The walls are broken up by fifteen tall, brightly colored, red, blue, yellow, and green windows; the most beautiful are from 1380 to the beginning of the 15th century. The cathedral square - a very large one - is used for Erfurts Christmas market. Erfurt itself is lovely, lots of cyclists, cafés,restaurants and colourful old buildings. Well worth a visit.
Written 4 July 2019
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Clark C
46 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
My wife and I came here towards the beginning of our tour of Germany and Switzerland. I assumed this would be a somewhat forgettable cathedral, but it was one of the most memorable ones we saw!
Written 2 July 2019
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Ist der Dom auch für Rollstuhlfahrer zu erreichen?
Written 29 November 2015
Seitenauffahrt nutzen! Von der Petersberg(Lauentorstraße)seite aus!So vermeiden sie als Rollifahrer die vielen Stufen -Der Dom selbst ist m.W.n. für Rollifahrer barrierefrei ...
Written 15 December 2015
Hello, I would like to know how far is the Erfurt Cathedral from Merchant's Bridge?
Written 31 July 2015
I would say less than 10 minutes, so guess about 700 metres
Written 18 October 2016
Dzień dobry ! Mam pytanie - czy do katedry można dojść , omijając schody? Alicja
Written 14 July 2015
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