Münster Unserer Lieben Frau
Münster Unserer Lieben Frau is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and an architectural landmark. Its tower rises 116 metres above Freiburg’s skyline. The nearly square base, star gallery, and stonework create a Gothic profile. Wheelchair users have access to this architectural landmark.
Construction began around 1200 under the last Duke of Zähringen, using Romanesque forms before Gothic work appeared around 1230. Romanesque beginnings gave way to Gothic work around 1230. Work on the tower finished in 1330 and produced a twelve-sided star gallery above its nearly square base. Jacob Burckhardt called its spire the world’s most beautiful. Inside, Hans Baldung’s high altar and Hans Holbein the Younger’s altar accompany stained-glass windows bearing local guild symbols.
Gold nanoparticles produce the windows’ deep red glass, while nineteen bells weigh twenty-five tonnes together. The historic Hosanna bell itself dates from 1258.
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