Naumburg Cathedral

St. Peter and St. Paul's Naumburg Cathedral is one of the most important sacred cultural monuments in medieval times in Europe and is also a major tourist attraction on the Romanesque style.

Its corridor and its classical architectural style surrounding it became one of the famous buildings in central Germany.

The story of the construction of Naumburg Cathedral began in 1028 when the seat of the bishop was transferred from Zeit to Naumburg. The rest of the building was built in the first half of the 13th century and extended east to the 14th century. The basement of the first cathedral (1160/70) is also included. The three-storey basement under the east altar is the longest preserved part of the cathedral and has a very special effect thanks to the addition of the basement from the previous building. Romanesque cloth (about 1160/70) can be seen in the eastern extension of the cellar. The east screen created around 1230 is an example of a lobby screen with the longest retention period.

Naumburg Cathedral is famous for its work by German architect and sculptor Naumburg master whose name is unknown. His inspiration comes from the French Gothic cathedral building, and his first major work is the screen in the western part of Mainz Cathedral. My husband traveled to Naumburg in the middle of the 13th century and was responsible for the planning, composition and execution of the Western altar. It is unique that the combination of architecture, statue and glass painting here succeeded. Thanks to its incomparable realism and personal expression, the passion of Western Cross and the embossing of 12 extraordinary statues of the founder of the cathedral are particularly attractive. Founder Uta's image fascinates thousands of visitors each year.

At St. Elizabeth Church on the first floor of the Northwest Tower, St. Elisabeth statue of Thuringia Free State should also be highlighted. This is considered the oldest representative of the saint (after 1235). Neo Rauch, Leipzig artist, celebrated the 800th birthday (2007) of St. Elizabeth, created three window designs for the St. Elizabeth Church and showed the scene of holy life.

In the west corridor, more treasures from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were made public in the basement of Naumburg Cathedral in general. It covers an area of ​​about 285 square meters, it is one of the largest Roman style vaults in central Germany, exhibiting altars, siding, sacred sculptures, documents and manuscripts.

On the southwest side of Naumburg Cathedral there is a large cathedral garden, recently redesigned in 2011. The size of the garden is less than 1 hectare, there are old pond system, medieval immortal wall of fortress, garden. It is a former classic house. In the garden, when he created the sashes and cornerstones of the western screen, at the unique "Naumburg Master Garden", the native plants as a sculptor model grow in the natural environment.

"KinderDomBauhütte" is located in the northern part of the cathedral garden and introduces children to medieval workers' cabin world using various projects.

The medieval cultural landscape of Naumburg Cathedral, Saar river and Unstrut River is located in the center of the Saxony-Anhalt Federal Republic. Germany proposes Naumburg Cathedral and Landcpae as a World Heritage Site. On July 1, 2018, only Naumburg Cathedral was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The landscape of 'Naumburg Cathedral' registered as a World Heritage Site is the whole medieval process that forms the whole continent. The process of Christianization, settlement, planting, so-called Randessaubau, will take place between 1000 and 1300 years. In this remote area, intercultural exchanges between different cultures of the Middle Ages were also seen.

In 1998, the Naumburg Cathedral was included in the provisional list of candidates registered in the World Heritage List and was expanded by its surrounding cultural landscape in 7 years. "The cultural landscape around the Nauruburg Cathedral, the Saale and the Unstrut River is a prominent example of the Middle Ages (1000-1300) .These elements of high density monuments and medieval cultural landscapes are As it is stored in such a small space, the authenticity of its original space environment is so. "