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St. Nicholas Church, Stendal

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36: 20: 28: 124:, St. Nicholas suffered heavy damage from a U.S. bombing attack on April 8, 1945 – one month before the German capitulation. However, the cathedral's 22 medieval stained-glass windows had been recently removed and placed in safe storage, so they survived the war undamaged. Reconstruction started in 1946, was interrupted several times and was completed in 2013. 101:
The original church was a basilica with a nave, apse and two towers. The latter have survived the centuries and remain a landmark of Stendal. The balance of the current structure dates from 1423. The building extant today is largely as completed in the mid-15th century: A
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that swept northern Germany, St Nicholas's status as collegiate church was revoked, and its goods were conveyed to the University of Frankfurt at
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artistic attractions. They were created between 1425 and 1480, and thoroughly restored in the 19th century.
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and under the direct supervision of the Papacy, and it exercised a leading religious role in the Mark.
91: 323: 121: 114: 35: 133: 67: 292: 63: 19: 51: 110: 103: 27: 274: 261: 74:, is famous for its large complement of late-medieval stained-glass windows. 221: 59: 55: 70:), Germany. The church, now affiliated with the Protestant (Lutheran) 87: 237:"Visit the Dom St Nikolaus in Stendal to See Stained-Glass Windows" 18: 188:
Der Dom St. Nikolaus in Stendal. Geschichte und Gegenwart.
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Der Dom St. Nikolaus in Stendal. Geschichte und Gegenwart.
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and his brother Heinrich von Gardelegen, sons of Margrave
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Der Dom zu Stendal. Geschichte von Stadt und Domstift.
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Die Gebäude des Domstifts - Geschichte und Gegenwart.
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Die Gebäude des Domstifts - Geschichte und Gegenwart.
173:Berlin 1988, (Das christliche Denkmal; 57), p. 5. 304:Religious organizations established in the 1180s 319:Buildings and structures in Stendal (district) 8: 106:with three transepts and an extended choir. 82:St. Nicholas was founded in 1188 by the 34: 26: 145: 94:. As such, it was independent from the 54:church on the edge of the Old City of 23:St. Nicholas Cathedral, Stendal (2012) 7: 299:Protestant churches in Saxony-Anhalt 132:The windows remain the highlight of 14: 84:Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg 44:St. Nicholas Cathedral, Stendal 314:Gothic architecture in Germany 1: 72:Evangelical Church in Germany 156:In: Eberhard Simon (Hrsg.): 109:In 1551, as a result of the 235:Bekker, Henk (2020-12-07). 222:"Dom St. Nikolaus, Stendal" 186:In: Eberhard Simon (pub.): 340: 96:bishops of Brandenburg 40: 32: 24: 275:52.60047°N 11.86034°E 199:Popp (Lit.), p. 32–40 115:Frankfurt an der Oder 39:Stained-glass windows 38: 30: 22: 271: /  190:Berlin 1988, p. 21. 160:Berlin 1988, p. 21. 280:52.60047; 11.86034 41: 33: 31:St. Nicholas, 1833 25: 241:European Traveler 169:Hannelore Sachs: 92:Collegiate church 331: 286: 285: 283: 282: 281: 276: 272: 269: 268: 267: 264: 251: 250: 248: 247: 232: 226: 225: 218: 212: 206: 200: 197: 191: 182:Eberhard Simon: 180: 174: 167: 161: 152:Eberhard Simon: 150: 128:Modern condition 122:Second World War 48:Dom St. Nikolaus 339: 338: 334: 333: 332: 330: 329: 328: 289: 288: 279: 277: 273: 270: 265: 262: 260: 258: 257: 255: 254: 245: 243: 234: 233: 229: 220: 219: 215: 207: 203: 198: 194: 181: 177: 168: 164: 151: 147: 142: 130: 80: 17: 12: 11: 5: 337: 335: 327: 326: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 291: 290: 253: 252: 227: 213: 201: 192: 175: 162: 144: 143: 141: 138: 134:St. Nicholas's 129: 126: 79: 76: 68:Sachsen-Anhalt 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 336: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 296: 294: 287: 284: 242: 238: 231: 228: 223: 217: 214: 211: 205: 202: 196: 193: 189: 185: 179: 176: 172: 166: 163: 159: 155: 149: 146: 139: 137: 135: 127: 125: 123: 118: 116: 112: 107: 105: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 77: 75: 73: 69: 65: 64:Saxony-Anhalt 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 37: 29: 21: 16:Gothic church 309:Brick Gothic 256: 244:. Retrieved 240: 230: 216: 209: 204: 195: 187: 183: 178: 170: 165: 157: 153: 148: 131: 120:Late in the 119: 108: 100: 81: 52:brick Gothic 47: 43: 42: 278: / 111:Reformation 104:hall church 293:Categories 266:11°51′37″E 263:52°36′02″N 246:2022-08-25 140:References 58:, in the 46:(German: 210:op. cit. 90:, as a 324:Stendal 208:Simon, 78:History 60:Altmark 56:Stendal 50:) is a 88:Otto I 62:of 295:: 239:. 117:. 249:. 224:. 66:(

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brick Gothic
Stendal
Altmark
Saxony-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalt
Evangelical Church in Germany
Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg
Otto I
Collegiate church
bishops of Brandenburg
hall church
Reformation
Frankfurt an der Oder
Second World War
St. Nicholas's
"Dom St. Nikolaus, Stendal"
"Visit the Dom St Nikolaus in Stendal to See Stained-Glass Windows"
52°36′02″N 11°51′37″E / 52.60047°N 11.86034°E / 52.60047; 11.86034
Categories
Protestant churches in Saxony-Anhalt
Religious organizations established in the 1180s
Brick Gothic
Gothic architecture in Germany
Buildings and structures in Stendal (district)
Stendal

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