Regensburg Cathedral, Gothic cathedral in Regensburg, Germany.
Regensburg Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral in Regensburg, Germany, with two towers that rise 105 meters into the sky. The nave extends over 86 meters and is divided into three aisles supported by strong buttresses.
Construction began in 1275 after a fire destroyed the earlier church, and the main building phase lasted until 1520. The work then stopped for centuries and resumed only in the 19th century with the completion of the towers.
The cathedral's name comes from Saint Peter, to whom it is dedicated. On the west crossing piers stand two sandstone figures carved around 1280 by the Erminold master: Mary, her right hand slightly raised in greeting and her left holding a book, facing the angel Gabriel. On the exterior a medieval Judensau relief faces the former Jewish quarter at Neupfarrplatz; an informational sign was debated in 2005.
The cathedral stands in Regensburg's old town, southwest of the earlier Romanesque church, and the Eselsturm on its north side still carries building materials to the upper levels by pulley. The state-run Dombauhütte east of the cathedral maintains the stonework, making tools in its own workshop rather than relying only on modern machines or old ones. The cloister lies separate from the church, and the All Saints' Chapel in it holds a trefoiled apse and an octagonal drum.
On the exterior, a stone relief known as the Judensau shows a sow with three figures hanging from its teats; it faces the former Jewish quarter at Neupfarrplatz. In 2005 the posting of an informational sign beside it was contested.
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