Table of contents -Persons -Evolution: - When? - Why? -The Exterior of the Cathedral -The Nave -The Aisles -Style of the cathedral - Hours of opening.

Table of contents-Persons-Evolution: - When? - Why?-The Exterior of the Cathedral-The Nave-The Aisles-Style of the cathedral- Hours of opening- Reference

Persons-Salians: Frankish aristocracy house in the

Holy Roman Empire at the

10.- 12. century

-Henry IV: German emperor (1050-1106)

-Conrad II: King of the Holy Roman Empire

(990-1039)

EvolutionWhen:-1030 Foundation stone-1061 Inauguration-1080 Rebuilding by Henry IV.-1160 Completition of the cathedral and death

year of Henry IV.-1700 Destruction of the West End through

the Frenchmen-1750 Enough money to rebuild the cathedral

Why:-Underscore their claim to power

-Conrad and his wife want to build the biggest

cathedral in their terretorium

The Exterior of the CathedralView from the west:

-3 towers

-basilican nave

-octagonal crossing tower

-the roof from the octagonal

crossing tower was given

during the baroque period

The Nave-70m long, 13,8m wide

and 33m high

-longest room of the

cathedral

-11 massive pillars on

on both sides

The Aisles-one long side of each

aisle is formed by the

pillars of the nave

-there are now the

sepulchral monuments

( before they were in the exterier south wall

of the cathedral)

Style of the cathedralRomanic (features):

-clarity,geometric strictness

-massive building

-little windows

-round arches

-cushion capitals

Hours of opening:

1.4 - 31.10: Mo-Fr: 9.00 h - 19.00 h

Sa : 9.00 h -18.00 h

Su : 13.30 h -18.00 h

1.11 – 31.3: 9.00 h - 17.00 h

Service:

Su: 7.00h ; 8.30h ; 10.00h ; 18.00h

(No Inspection)

Reference:Text:-www.wikipedia.org-www.dom-speyer.de

-newspaper(Rheinpfalz)

from 9.9.2006-Flyer (Dombauverein Speyer)

Pictures:

-www.wikipedia.org

-www.google.de

(Bildersuche)