It's two spires are massive and seem to reach forever into the sky. The architecture is a distinct style that I think predates gothic? The cathedral was started in the 1300s so whenever that period was. It has impressive sculptures and a beauty inside and out that are distinctly German.
The cathedral is always under repair so the little bits of scaffold are unavoidable. It's ok though, Kathy removed it for us.
Once the scaffold was removed I realized - psh, this ain't so big! I'm almost as tall!
The inside was cavernous and impressive, as any standing medieval structure is.
Pictures don't do the vaulted ceilings justice!
The windows were very ornate and did not fail to impress either. My favorite one was the seemingly neomodern window with cubist artwork.
The story goes that the legs of the three kings that visited Jesus after his birth are actually stored here in a gold vault.
That aside, I couldn't get over the majesty of the structure itself.
Flying buttresses.
Ceilings and pillars for days!
After we circled the cathedral we headed to a local beer hall, because that's what you do. This one was charming and exactly what I thought of when I envision a German pub.
Note the chandelier above. Jordan and I need one for our apartment.
The viener schnitzel was awesome. (Bottom left) as was the local brew. In this part of Germany it's called kölsch. It was like a lighter lager, which is right up my alley. In Germany they don't rally use the word beer - there is a local word specific to every region that you use in that area to order. Pils, kölsch, and alst to name a few.
Germany is all about food and beer. A no brainier for me!
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