Cologne CathedralSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN

Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE)

Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]

Oral Presentation (Part I)

Topic 2(a): Religious buildings around the world

Name : Yong Ai Yi 0321977

Session : Tuesday 4pm

Intake: March 2015

Lecturer: Persis Rodrigues

Cologne CathedralRoman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany

Historical Background

Historical Background

Construction of the present Gothic church began in the 13th century. It takes more than 600 years to complete. The new structure was built to house the relics of the Three Magi.

The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral was laid on August 15, 1248, by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden. After this initial rapid progress, construction work gradually came to a standstill.

Cologne Cathedral stands on the site of a 4th century Roman temple, followed by a square church known as the "oldest cathedral”. A second church built on the site, the "Old Cathedral," was completed in 818. This burned down on April 30, 1248.

Construction resumed in 1824 and there was addition of the towers and other substantial parts of the cathedral,

Cologne Cathedral, 1853c

The completion of Germany's largest cathedral was celebrated as a national event in 1880, 632 years after construction had began. The celebration was attended by Emperor Wilhelm I.

Emperor Wilhelm I.

The cathedral was hit by 14 aerial bombs in World War II aerial bombs but did not collapse. Reconstruction was completed in 1956. In the northwest tower's base, it was repaired by bad-quality brickstones taken from a nearby war ruin remained visible until the late 1990s as a reminder of the War, but the cathedral was reconstruct the section according to the original appearance.

In 1996, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites and in 2004, it was placed on the "World Heritage in Danger" list.

An American soldier and a destroyed Panther tank in front of the cathedral on 4 April 1945.

Architects

Architects

Barbara Schock-

Werner

Master Gerhard

Ernst

Friedrich

Zwirner

Richard

Voigtel

Arnold

Wolff

Willy

Weyres

Nikolaus

van Bueren

Friedrich

Adolf

Ahlert

master builder at

Cologne

Cathedral with

overall

responsibility for

conservation and

restoration

work.

Structure

A "Bird's eye view" shows the cruciform plan

E X T E R I O R

I N T E R I O R

Ornamentation Used

Layout

Layout

Type of Materials Used

Type of materials used

Trachyte

Basalt Sandstone

shell-limestone

Other Relevant Information

Other Relevant Information The cathedral still holds the honor of being the tallest building of Gothic architecture found

anywhere in the entire world.

It is said that the cathedral contains the bones and clothes of the Three Wise Man (the three

kings from the East, who visited Jesus Christ following his birth).

During the World War II the cathedral was hit by fourteen bombs, but the cathedral was not

destroyed, every one believed that it was a miracle from God.

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