Essener Münster (auch Dom)

The Essen Minster is the episcopal church of the diocese of Essen, the so-called “Ruhr diocese”. The holy The church dedicated to Cosmas and Damian and the Virgin Mary, which is also called Essen Cathedral, is located on Burgplatz in downtown Essen.

The previous building was originally the collegiate church of the Essen women's monastery, which was founded around 845 by Altfrid, the Bishop of Hildesheim. The cathedral, which was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II, is a Gothic hall church made of light sandstone that was built after 1275. The octagonal westwork and the crypt are preserved parts of the previous Ottonian building. There is a cloister to the north of the cathedral. One of his most important art treasures is the Golden Madonna, the oldest fully sculptural figure of the Virgin Mary north of the Alps.

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The cathedral treasury connected to the Essen cathedral houses one of the most important "church treasures" in Europe. Worth a visit: domschatz-essen.de

Even without the lighting, the cathedral is worth seeing.