Frankfurt Cathedral

Saint Bartholomeus's Cathedral (Dom Sankt Bartholomäus) is a Gothic building located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Frankfurt Cathedral is the main church of Frankfurt and was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the foundation of an earlier church from the Merovingian time. From 1356 onwards, kings of the Holy Roman Empire were elected in this Catholic church, and from 1562 to 1792, emperors were crowned here. It has been recognized as symbol for the national unity of Germany, especially during the 19th century. Although it has never been a bishop's seat, its role in imperial politics made the church to one of the most important buildings of Imperial history and justified the use of the term (imperial) cathedral by the people of Frankfurt for the church since the 18th century.

In 1867, the cathedral was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt in its present style.

Between October 1943 and March 1944 the old town of Frankfurt, the biggest old Gothic town of Central Europe had been destroyed by six bombardments of the Allied Forces. The physical devastation of the old imperial town was intended to reduce public support for the war. The greatest losses occurred on the 22nd of March 1944. Over one thousand buildings of the old town, the most of them being half-timbered houses were destroyed. The cathedral suffered severe damage and the interior was burned out completely. The cathedral had been reconstructed in the 1950s. The height of the cathedral is 95 m.

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Jean-Michel R
14 November 2014
In an era in which creativity so often perpetuates itself digitally its a small wonder to absorb the labour of love that are the different artworks dotting the walls of this historic church.
Nataly Ponochovna
30 August 2012
If you are planning to get to the top of the church, be careful - the amount of steps is really huge, you'll get tired for sure :) but the view from the top is worth it.
DHR.com
7 September 2011
Also known as the Frankfurt Cathedral, this is a must-see when you visit Frankfurt. This is a Gothic building built in around the 14th-15th century, and has played a great part in Imperial history.
Fatih Demir
1 June 2019
It is a strong impact seeing the view of cathedral in 1944. A nice thing that er can see it stands now with its all pride.
Florian Kurzmaier
21 November 2014
Tolle Aussicht auf den Finanzdistrikt! Der Aufstieg hat es aber in sich.
Ruslan Dosaev
15 September 2017
Самый главный собор Франкфурта, строили 600 лет, после войны тщательно воссоздан и отреставрирован
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Domplatz 2, 60311 Frankfurt, Germany Get directions
Mon-Tue 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Wed Noon–8:00 PM
Thu-Fri 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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