Goslar Cathedral

The cathedral was constructed between 1040 and 1050 as a three-aisled, flat-roofed basilica. Already in 1051, the new building was consecrated by Archbishop Hermann II of Cologne and was considered the largest Romanesque church building east of the Rhine. The original structure was replaced around 1144 by a vaulted new building on the old foundations, with the double column alternation reduced to a simple alternation of piers and columns. This new construction made Goslar Cathedral the first fully vaulted large building in Germany. Historically significant was a meeting between Pope Victor II and Emperor Henry III in 1056. In 1063, the “Goslar Pentecost Bloodbath,” an armed conflict within the church, occurred. Around 1200, the still-existing cathedral porch was added, and the main entrance was relocated. During the Gothic period, further alterations were made to the choir, and a fourth nave was added. The church was dedicated to the Apostles Simon and Judas, whose relics were donated by Abbot Meginher of Hersfeld. The cathedral was demolished between 1819 and 1822.

The cathedral was located in Goslar, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was an integral part of the Imperial Palace district of Goslar and stood in close proximity to other structures within the area.

Today, only the northern cathedral porch remains of the once imposing structure. Important furnishings such as the Krodo Altar are housed in the Goslar Museum, while the Goslar Imperial Throne can be seen in the Imperial Palace building, with a replica located in the cathedral porch.

• Imperial Palace Goslar (residence, approx. 156 m away)
• Riechenberg Monastery (sacred building, approx. 2963 m away)
• Cramer von Clausbruch Manor (manor house, approx. 3782 m away)
• Astfeld Manor (manor house, approx. 5154 m away)