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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. Gothic South Transept, with the "Tonsure Chapel" at its foot. 
 Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

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Upload Date: 2015-07-29 13:26:16
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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. Gothic South Transept, with the "Tonsure Chapel" at its foot.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving