Hildesheim Cathedral

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Hildesheim Cathedral is a medieval Romanesque church in Hildesheim, Germany, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architecture and exceptional medieval art treasures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
Romanesque church
UNESCO World Heritage Site
medieval church building
alsoKnownAs Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Hildesheim Cathedral
surface form: Mariendom Hildesheim
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
containsWork Hezilo chandelier
surface form: Azelin chandelier

Bernward Column
Bernward Doors
Hezilo chandelier
Romanesque rood screen fragments
cathedral treasury
medieval bronze baptismal font
medieval reliquaries
country Germany
dedicatedTo Assumption of Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
surface form: Diocese of Hildesheim
foundedAs bishop’s church of the Diocese of Hildesheim
function episcopal see
hasComponent chapter house
cloister
crypt
nave
westwork
hasFeature double-choir basilica layout
two towers on the west front
hasGarden cathedral cloister garden
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus protected monument of Germany
locatedIn Hildesheim
Lower Saxony
majorReconstructionCentury 11th century
notableFor Ottonian Renaissance
surface form: Ottonian art

exceptional medieval art treasures
monumental bronze doors
originalConstructionCentury 9th century
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
surface form: World Heritage Site "St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim"
rebuiltAfter World War II
surface form: Second World War
religion Christianity
roofMaterial copper
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1985
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 187
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction in Hildesheim

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hildesheim Cathedral alsoKnownAs Hildesheim Cathedral
this entity surface form: Mariendom Hildesheim
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim cathedral Hildesheim Cathedral
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim cathedral Hildesheim Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, Hildesheim
Hildesheim cathedralName Hildesheim Cathedral
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim hasHeritageSite Hildesheim Cathedral
this entity surface form: Hildesheim Cathedral complex
Cathedral chapter of Hildesheim hasMainBuilding Hildesheim Cathedral
Cathedral chapter of Hildesheim locatedIn Hildesheim Cathedral
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim seat Hildesheim Cathedral