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10th Century Cathedral Discovered in Germany
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2003-06-11 13:53
Daily Telegraph: The remains of a 10th century cathedral thought to be built by Otto the Great
have been discovered in Madgeburg, Germany.
When it was built, the romanesque cathedral of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the
Great was the largest north of the Alps with the exception of Cologne. It was
said to be very opulent, with Italian marble and glazed wall tiles. Now
a crypt and foundation stones being excavated in Magdeburg, Germany may prove to
be the long-lost cathedral. The church was begun in 955 and then destroyed by
fire in 1207, only to be rebuilt in 1209 as the magnificent Magdeburg Cathedral.
If archaeologists are correct, the original church would have been 50 metres to
the south.
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