Architecture

Speyer Cathedral, double chapel, lower chapel Saint Emmeran (Saint Martin)

Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Speyerer Dom [German]
Domkirche St. Maria und St. Stephan [German]
Kaiser- und Mariendom zu Speyer [German]
Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae [Latin]
Doppelkapelle, untere Kapelle Sankt Emmeran / Sankt Martin [German]
Speyer Cathedral, double chapel, lower chapel Saint Emmeran (Saint Martin)

Architecture

structure overview
Speyer Cathedral
architectural element(s)
double chapel

Architecture: Speyer Cathedral

full/alternative names
Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen
built
1030-1061
1090-1106
culture
German
style/period
Romanesque
work type by function
Roman Catholic cathedral
material
sandstone
patronage
Conrad II

Specifications

Specifications: Speyer Cathedral

height
33.0 m
width
37.6 m
length
134.0 m
naves
central nave
width
13.9 m
height
33.0 m
length
71.4 m
transept
width
55.4 m
height
28.8 m
side-aisle
north
width
7.8 m
height
14.4 m
side-aisle
south
width
8.0 m
height
14.4 m
number cupolas
2
cupolas/domes
east dome
height (outer)
58.0 m
height (inner)
46.4 m
west dome
height (outer)
53.6 m
number towers
4
towers
71.2 m
spire
northeast
71.2 m
spire
southeast
65.6 m
spire
northwest
65.6 m
spire
southwest

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Speyer
local language location name
Speyer, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
1030-1792
Holy Roman Empire
1030-1792
Free Imperial City
1792-1814
French Empire
1815-1871
Kingdom of Bavaria

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Speyer Cathedral
type
cultural
criteria
II
designation
reference
168bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
8,292 × 7,899  pixel
70.2 × 66.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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