Cologne Cathedral
Roman-Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany
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Summary
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,387 views/month, #1 of 765).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Altstadt-Nord[4], Cologne[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Architect: Andreas von Everdingen[7], Arnold Wolff[8], Barbara Schock-Werner[9], Bernhard Hertel[10], Ernst Friedrich Zwirner[11], Erwin von Steinbach[12], Friedrich Adolf Ahlert[13], Fritz Schaller[14], Hans Alex Güldenpfennig[15], Johann Kuene van Franckenberg[16], Johannes von Köln[17], Karl Friedrich Schinkel[18], Kaspar Kraemer[19], Kölner Dombaumeister[20]
- Named after: Saint Peter[21]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[22]
- Commons category: Cologne Cathedral[23]
- Has part(s): Choir stalls in Cologne Cathedral[24], Judensau at the choir stalls of Cologne Cathedral[25], Organs of Cologne Cathedral[26], Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral[27], Bells of Cologne Cathedral[28], Chorpfeilerfiguren des Kölner Doms[29], Grabmal des Grafen Gottfried IV. von Arnsberg[30], Agilolphusaltar[31], Dreikönigenkapelle[32], Johanneskapelle[33], Kreuzkapelle[34], Marienkapelle[35], Stephanuskapelle[36], Shrine of the Three Kings[37]
- Inception: 1248[38]
- Coordinate location: 50.94138888888889, 6.958333333333333[39]
- Located on street: Domkloster[40]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne[41]
- Significant event: UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[42]
- Dedicated to: Saint Peter[43]
- Official website: http://www.koelner-dom.de/[44]
- IPA transcription: ˌkœlnɐ ˈdoːm[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cologne Cathedral[46]
- Commons gallery: Kölner Dom[47]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cologne Cathedral[48]
- Visitors per year: 5,000,000[49], 6,000,000[50]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[52], Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[53]
- Structure replaces: Hildebold-Dom[54]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[55], architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia[56]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[57]
Why It Matters
Cologne Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]