Cathedral and St. Michael’s Church at Hildesheim
Hildesheim Cathedral and the Benedictine abbey church of St. Michael are an exceptional testimony to the religious art of the Holy Roman Empire. Since 1985 the cathedral and St. Michael’s at Hildesheim have featured on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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The two buildings and their artistic treasures provide a profound insight into the construction of Romanesque churches in the Christian west. The origins of both St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Michael’s Church go back to the 11th century. St. Michael’s, built between 1010 and 1022 by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim, is a key work of medieval art.