Cathedral (Dom) description and photos - Germany: Frankfurt am Main (Topic)

Cathedral (Dom) description and photos - Germany: Frankfurt am Main. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Dom.

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The Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and Emperor Charlemagne, was founded in the 9th century. This Gothic hall church with a high carved sandstone tower was founded in the second half of the 13th century on the site of an older church building.

Here the German emperors were elected according to the laws of the Golden Bull, and here they were crowned in 1562-1792. It houses masterpieces of art from the Gothic period, such as the Sleeping Mary altar XV century. The gallery has preserved original benches from the 14th century and magnificent frescoes from the middle of the 15th century with scenes from the life of St. Bartholomew.

If you climb the 328 steps up, you can admire the panorama of the city from a height of 75 meters. As with most of Frankfurt's monuments, large repair and restoration works were carried out here in 1994 for the 1200th anniversary of the city.

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