2015 - Bamberg Bavaria - Cathedral Nave - 2 of 2
The nave of Bamberg's Cathedral.
The cathedral houses many fascinating works of art, like the statue of the Bamberg Rider, an altar by Veit Stoss, sculptures from the Hohenstaufen era (1230), the allegorical figures of Synagogue and Ecclesia, a visitation group and the laughing angel.
Pope Clement II (1005–47) is buried in the Bamberg Cathedral. He was the local bishop before he became Pope in 1046, but he died in 1047 after having been pope for only twelve months. Bamberg Cathedral is the site of the only papal burial outside of Italy and France.
It is the burial place of Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde, the only imperial couple to be canonised, and also contains the tomb of Clement II, the only papal tomb north of the Alps. The tomb is made from Italian marble and adorned with bas-reliefs from the mid-13th century. The imperial tomb was created by Tillmann Riemenschneider in 1499 and 1513. The sides of the tomb are decorated with carvings depicting stories from the couple's lives.
2015 - Bamberg Bavaria - Cathedral Nave - 2 of 2
The nave of Bamberg's Cathedral.
The cathedral houses many fascinating works of art, like the statue of the Bamberg Rider, an altar by Veit Stoss, sculptures from the Hohenstaufen era (1230), the allegorical figures of Synagogue and Ecclesia, a visitation group and the laughing angel.
Pope Clement II (1005–47) is buried in the Bamberg Cathedral. He was the local bishop before he became Pope in 1046, but he died in 1047 after having been pope for only twelve months. Bamberg Cathedral is the site of the only papal burial outside of Italy and France.
It is the burial place of Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde, the only imperial couple to be canonised, and also contains the tomb of Clement II, the only papal tomb north of the Alps. The tomb is made from Italian marble and adorned with bas-reliefs from the mid-13th century. The imperial tomb was created by Tillmann Riemenschneider in 1499 and 1513. The sides of the tomb are decorated with carvings depicting stories from the couple's lives.