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Worms Cathedral, a highrising building, was built from about 1130 to 1181. It houses the tombs of Emperor Conrad's II family and also got its status because of its size and glory. The church was the site of the nomination of
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at Frankfurt. Nevertheless, the former Palatine Chapel did not attain the rank of a cathedral until 1802, permanently in 1930.
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also contributed to the building after another blaze in 1081. Mainz Cathedral was the coronation site for
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and the city's landmark. Its central octagon was erected from the late 8th century onwards as the
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with its four towers also has the same status. Built from 1004 onwards for the newly established
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Speyer Cathedral is the world's largest preserved Romanesque church (after the demolition of
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in 1046; the building was completed in 1061 under the rule of King Henry IV. During the
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ending the Investiture Controversy. In 1235 the marriage of Emperor Frederick II with
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building replaced a Carolingian palatine chapel, erected at the Frankfurt
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The construction of Mainz Cathedral was begun about 975 under Archbishop
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Less well known is that the imperial burial church in the small town of
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was elected Pope Clement II; his grave at the cathedral is the only
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north of the Alps. The Romanesque building, also known for the
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at the time when the Imperial rule had already passed to the
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German
cathedral
Imperial rule
Holy Roman Empire
Romanesque
Mainz
Worms
Speyer
Upper Rhine
Willigis
regent
Holy Roman Empire
Otto III
Aachen Cathedral
King of the Romans
Henry II
Conrad II
Henry IV
Philip of Swabia
Frederick II
Henry Raspe
Cluny Abbey
World Heritage Site
Salian dynasty

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