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Dom St Martin and St Stephan
Markt 10,
The Rhine Valley
Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
06131-253-412
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Opening hours are April to September on weekdays from 9 am to 6:30 pm, Saturdays, 9 pm to 4 pm, and Sundays, 12:45 to 3 pm and 4 to 6:30. During winter months, the Dom closes at 5 pm, and 4 on Saturdays.
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The Rhine Valley
Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
06131-253-412
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Opening hours are April to September on weekdays from 9 am to 6:30 pm, Saturdays, 9 pm to 4 pm, and Sundays, 12:45 to 3 pm and 4 to 6:30. During winter months, the Dom closes at 5 pm, and 4 on Saturdays.
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The Dom St Martin and St Stephan, was begun under the auspices of Archbishop Willigud during the reign of Emperor Otto II in 975. Through the next millennium, it burned down seven times, the first time the day before its consecration in 1009. What remains today is mostly from the 12th and 13th centuries. Despite added Gothic features, the dominant style, especially noticeable in the dark interior, remains Romanesque.
Seven German kings were crowned in the cathedral, including Heinrich II, the last Saxon Emperor, and Konrad II, the first Salian (Frankish) emperor. Most of the Mainz archbishops from the past millennium are buried here, with many memorial tombstones adoring the pillars of the church. The east choir is the oldest part of the church, with two-meter-thick (6½-foot) walls.
None of the original stained glass and wall paintings survived the seven fires, but the bronze doors of the main entrance are the originals from Willigud’s time. The two lion doorknobs are about 200 years younger.
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