Speyer Cathedral
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Location
Rhineland-Palatinate

Country
Germany

Year of Research
1981

Culture
  • Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was discovered by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century.
  • It is one of the most significant Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • The cathedral was the funeral place of the German emperors for almost 300 years.