108:. The new building is mainly attributed to Ida. Some scholars also point to a very likely participation of her brother, Archbishop Herman II. The church probably contained several furnishings, of which two artefacts are still preserved today: the wooden doors and the Herimann-Kreuz (crucifix). The wooden doors are seen as one of the most important pieces of woodcarving of the High Middle Ages. As demonstrated by dendrochronology, they were built around 1044, during Ida's time as Abbess, and thus are regarded as her legacy. The Herimann-Kreuz (crucifix) is mostly seen as a joint endowment of the siblings Herman II and Ida. Both are depicted with their names on its backside. The Crucifix is a remarkable artefact, as the head of Christ is replaced by a woman's head. Today, it can be seen in the Diözesanmuseum of Cologne.
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Different scholars believe that Ida is responsible for the production of the Hidda-Codex of
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donor are part of an ongoing scientific discussion. Ida might also have given a column with a crucifix for the collegiate church in Essen, where her sister
Theopanu was abbess. The crucifix is not preserved, but, there still exist two metal plates, which state an abbess named Ida as donor.
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Ida is represented in one of the statues on the first floor of the tower of the City hall in
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