architecture

Speyer Cathedral, crypt

Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Krypta [German]

Architecture

higher-level structure
built
1030-1043
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

height
7.0 m
floor area
850 m²

Specification: 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