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Created on: 11/03/99
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Ulm Cathedral

Ulmer Münster, Münster unserer lieben Frau
Built: 1376 - 1890
Status: in use
Location: Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Ulm Cathedral
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Structural Type:
Gothic vault
Function / usage:
Church
Style:
Gothic

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Matthias Böblinger
Master builder Ulrich Ensinger
  Michael Parler
  Heinrich Parler (III)
  Heinrich Parler the Younger

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
building structure  masonry
Dimensions
  height 161.53 m
  span 15 m
  building area 5 100 m2

Chronology
1419
Tower construction begins
1477
Rectangular tower section under construction
1492
Construction of octagonal tower section begins
1529
Construction halted
1844- 1890
Final stages of tower construction; cathedral completed.

Notes & Comments
The tower of the Ulm cathedral is the tallest church tower worldwide.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkarchINFORM: Ulmer Münster English French German Spanish Italian
External LinkDas Münster zu Ulm German
External LinkSacred Destinations: Ulm Münster English
External LinkVikipedi: Ulm Katedrali Turkish
External LinkViquipèdia: Catedral d'Ulm Catalan
External LinkWikipedia: Catedral de Ulm Spanish
External LinkWikipédia: Catedral de Ulm Portuguese
External LinkWikipédia: Cathédrale d'Ulm French
External LinkWikipedia: Duomo di Ulma Italian
External LinkWikipedia: Katedra w Ulm Polish
External LinkWikipedia: Munster van Ulm Dutch / Flemish
External LinkWikipedia: Ulm Cathedral English
External LinkWikipedia: Ulmer Münster German
External LinkWikipedia: Ulmin tuomiokirkko Finnish
External LinkWikipedia: Ulmkatedralen Swedish
External LinkWikipedia: קתדרלת אולם Hebrew
External Link维基百科: 乌尔姆大教堂 Chinese

Relevant Literature
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822452, 1996; pp. 18-19.
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 20-21.
* Eckart, Kai   Den Wolken Entgegen (2nd edition), Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3896759027, 1998; pp. 14-15.
* Heinle, Erwin   Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen (3rd edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 148-149.
* Hoff, Robert   Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3887848861, 1998; pp. 37-50.
* Ostendorf, Friedrich   Geschichte des Dachwerks, Leipzig (Germany) , 1908; pp. 41-42.
* Schlaich, Jörg   Ingenieurbauführer Baden-Württemberg (1st edition), Bauwerk Verlag, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3934369014, 1999; pp. 438-439.
* Werner, Heike   Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3980947114, 2006; pp. 52-53.

 
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