Architecture

Speyer Cathedral, east elevation with eastern spires and apse

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]
Speyer Cathedral, east elevation with eastern spires and apse

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Speyer Cathedral

full/alternative names
Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen
built
1030-1061
1090-1106
culture
style/period
work type by function
material
patronage

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

local language location name
Speyer, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
1030-1792
1030-1792
1792-1814
1815-1871

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
II
designation
reference
168bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,130 × 5,568  pixel
43.4 × 47.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected, merged image
copyrights
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