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PMR-D3407 Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. Statue of Empess Edith, wife of Otto I (?) in the west portal. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

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Upload Date: 2015-07-29 10:47:14
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Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory

was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. Statue of Empess Edith, wife of Otto I (?) in the west portal.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving