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Bamberg GermanySightseeing
Imperial CathedralThe imperial cathedral has four towers and is located at one of Bamberg's seven hills. It is the town's landmark and truly the most significant sight for miles around. The history of the cathedral goes back to the year 1012, when imperior Heinrich II donated the cathedral. Sadly, the building burned down in 1081. Bishop Ekbert of Andechs - Meranien ordered the reconstruction in 1211, which lasted 26 years. It was the time between the Romantic and the Gothic period, which imparted the building with a unique style. Around Bamberg's Imperial CathedralThe most significant sights at the cathedral are the famous Bamberg Horseman, the grave of imperior Heinrich II and the grave of pope Clemens II, one of the few graves of a pope, the Vatican accepted outside the "Sacre Grotte Vatikane", in the Eternal City of Rome. The identity of the Bamberg horseman (probably created between 1225 - 1237) is still a mystery. Also, the identity of the artist who made this masterpiece is not clear.
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