Bremen Cathedral
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Bremen's St. Peter's Cathedral (St. Petri Dom) is situated in the market square in the centre of Bremen in northern Germany. It has two towers which are 98 metres high and a connecting building with a Gothic rosette and a triangular gable space. St. Peter's Cathedral was built between the 11th century and the 13th century. It started off as a Roman style pillar basilica which was built on the orders of Archbishops Bezelin (1035 to 1043) and Adalbert (1043 to 1072). Two crypts and almost all of the walls and columns of the lower part of the cathedral are still remaining from that time. The inside of the cathedral is full of history including eight mummies in glass coffins which can be seen in the lead cellar. The cathedral also has a museum in the south east chapel.
A Bremen tradition is that when a man reaches the age of 30 and is not married he must sweep the cathedral steps until a young lady gives him a kiss and then he is released from his duty.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
- St. Petri Dom (German)
- Bremen Official Website (German)
