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General Information

Other name(s): Ehemalige Stiftskirche Sankt Gereon
Beginning of works: 13th century
Completion: 14th century
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Rib vault
Function / usage: Church
Material: Masonry structure
Architectural style: Romanesque
Early Gothic

Location

Location: , ,
Address: Gereonshof 4
Coordinates: 50° 56' 35.88" N    6° 56' 44.99" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

dome width 16.90 m
length 21 m
height to key of vault 34.55 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

St. Gereon's Basilica (Basilika Sankt Gereon) is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. The first mention of a church at the site, dedicated to St. Gereon, appears in 612. However, the building of the choir gallery, apse, and transepts occurred later, beginning under Archbishop Arnold II von Wied in 1151 and ending in 1227. It is one of twelve great churches in Cologne that were built in the Romanesque style.

St. Gereon has a highly irregular plan, the nave being covered by a decagonal oval dome, 21.0 m long and 16.9 m wide, completed in 1227 on the remains of Roman walls, which are still visible. It is the largest dome built in the West between the erection of the Hagia Sophia in the 6th century and the Duomo of Florence in the 15th century.

Ernst Seifert built an organ there in 1898. In the 20th century, the architect Andreas Dilthey worked on its interior.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20029448
  • Published on:
    25/07/2007
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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