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Mainzer Dom . Monument of Heinrich VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Ferdinand von der Leyen
The greatest attraction of Mainz is its superb St Martin This Baroque monument of the Practical Information
cathedral, gleaming red in the sunshine. Together with Dom rector, the work Dom: Markt 10. Tel (06131) 25 34
of Johann Mauritz
those of Speyer and Worms it is one of the only three Gröninger, was 12. Open Mar–Oct: 9am–6.30pm
Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm Sat, 12.45–
Romanesque imperial cathedrals to have survived almost erected during his 3pm & 4–6.30pm Sun; Nov–Feb:
intact to this day. Its basic framework was laid out in 1081– lifetime, in 1706. 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm
1137 and 1183–1239, but its oldest parts date from the Sat, 12.45–3pm & 4–5pm Sun.
early 11th century, with the Gothic side chapels added Bischöfliches Dom- und
Diözesanmuseum: Domstraße 3.
during the 13th and 14th centuries. Although neither Tel (06131) 25 33 44.
the Gothic altars nor the magnificent choir screen have Open 10am– 5pm Tue–Fri,
survived to this day, it is still possible to see the large group 11am–6pm Sat & Sun.
of bishops’ monuments from the 13th to the 19th century.

Pulpit
This Neo-Gothic pulpit
was made in 1834 by Portal of the “Memorie”
Joseph Scholl. Burial Chapel
The late-Gothic portal, leading
to the Romanesque burial chapel
of the cathedral canons, was
made by Madern Gerthener,
after 1425.

St Martin’s Choir
The late-Romanesque western choir
with its trefoil closing is an early
13th-century addition.

St Stephen’s Choir
The Romanesque eastern choir, one Main entrance
of the first parts to be built, is simpler in
style than other parts of the cathedral.
. Stalls
These superb Rococo oak stalls encircle
KEY almost the entire presbytery. They were
Tomb of Jakob created by Franz Anton Hermann, who
1 Round staircase towers are von Liebenstein completed them in 1767.
from the previous building, built in The late-Gothic tomb of the
the early 11th century. archbishop von Liebenstein, who
2 Two large and two small died in 1508, is the work of an
towers are symmetrically positioned unknown artist. It depicts the
on the ends of the cathedral. deceased in draped robes, lying
under an ornate canopy.
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Date 6th February2013
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