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 Bamberg
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The cathedral of Bamberg was sanctified in 1237. It is a marvellous example of architecture from the time of the changeover from Romanesque to Gothic period.
At the request of King Heinrich II the foundation of the Bamberg diocese occurred on 1st November 1007. Five years later, on 6th May 1012, the cathedral, whose building started in 1004 already, was consecrated. After two fires in 1081 and 1185 the cathedral in its well-known today’s firm was built with four towers, two choirs and western transept.
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Over the intervening centuries the interior decoration changed several times: during the baroque period and in the 19th and 20th century.
The cathedral of Bamberg especially is famous for its works of art. Roundabout the east choir sculptures of the Staufer era (approx. 1230) are placed: Synagogue and Ecclesia, the reliefs of the choir with the prophets and the apostles, the "Bamberger Reiter” ("Equestrian of Bamberg”), the visitation group, Pope Clemens II, bishop Dionysius, the so-called laughing angel et al.  |
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