General Information
| Name in local language: | Kölner Dom; Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus |
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| Beginning of works: | 1248 |
| Completion: | 15 October 1880 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Rib vault |
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| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
Gothic Neo-Gothic |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1996 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Address: | Domkloster 4 |
| Coordinates: | 50° 56' 28.60" N 6° 57' 29.81" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| tower height | 157.38 m - 156.78 m | |
| building area | ca. 8 000 m² |
Materials
| building structure |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1248 | Archbishop Conrad lays first stone. |
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| 1560 — 1840 | Construction interrupted for financial reasons |
| 1860 | Karl Friedrich Schinkel finishes his report on the completion of the cathedral |
| 15 October 1880 | Consecration of the cathedral in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm I. |
| 1996 | Listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. |
Participants
Construction
- Gerhard (master builder)
- Karl Eduard Richard Voigtel (master builder)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2006): Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland. Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 48-49.
- (2002): Die ewige Baustelle. Der Kölner Dom. In: Hot & Cool, v. 2, n. 4 ( 2002), pp. 16-17.
- (1982): Experiments in Gothic Structure. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 102-113.
- (1999): Köln - Ein Architekturführer. Architectural Guide to Cologne. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 2-3.
- (1995): Naturstein an historischen Denkmälern - Der Kölner Dom Diskussion. In: Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail, v. 35, n. 1 ( 1995), pp. 25.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000111 - Published on:
11/03/1999 - Last updated on:
03/03/2022
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