St. Gereon's Basilica

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St. Gereon's Basilica
St. Gereon's Basilica

St. Gereon's Basilica (Basilika Sankt Gereon) is a basilica church in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to Saint Gereon. Begun in 1067, it was built in the Romanesque style of architecture.

St. Gereon features the largest dome in the Occident built in the time between the erection of the Hagia Sophia and the Florence Duomo. The oval dome, being 21.0 m long and 16.9 m wide, was completed in 1227 on the remains of Roman walls, which are still visible.[1]. The dome is also notable for its rare decagonal structure.

Ernst Seifert built an organ there in 1898. Andreas Dilthey worked on its interior.

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Coordinates: 50°56′36″N, 6°56′45″E

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