St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim

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St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim is an early Romanesque basilica in Germany renowned for its exceptional medieval architecture and art, including its painted wooden ceiling and harmonious proportions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque basilica
World Heritage Site
church building
architecturalStyle Ottonian architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Benedictine monastery
buildingType basilica
city Hildesheim
consecrationYear 1033
constructionStart 1010
country Germany
denomination Lutheran
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
surface form: Diocese of Hildesheim
foundedBy Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
function parish church
hasArtwork Romanesque ceiling painting
hasComponent east choir
nave
towers
transept
west choir
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatusReason exceptional medieval art and decoration
outstanding example of early Romanesque architecture
liturgicalOrientation east–west
locatedIn Hildesheim
Lower Saxony
material stone
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
notableFeature crypt
double-choir basilica plan
harmonious architectural proportions
painted wooden ceiling
westwork
notableFor influence on later Romanesque architecture in Germany
mathematical clarity of its ground plan
originalDenomination Roman Catholic
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim"
period Ottonian period
protectionStatus protected monument in Germany
region Lower Saxony
religiousTradition Christianity
roofType pitched roof
UNESCOSiteId 187
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985
usedAs monastic church

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Description of subject: St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim is an early Romanesque basilica in Germany renowned for its exceptional medieval architecture and art, including its painted wooden ceiling and harmonious proportions.

Referenced by (8)

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Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim hasHeritageSite St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
Bernward Column originalLocation St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim notableWork St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim associatedWith St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
Bernward Doors locatedIn St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
Bernward Doors partOf St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim UNESCO World Heritage Site
Marktplatz (market square) locationHasNearby St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
subject surface form: Marktplatz (Hildesheim)