Other sights in Mainz
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Dom St Martin cathedral
Mainz' famed cathedral, is one of Germany's most magnificent houses of worship. The focal point of the Altstadt, this richly detailed mountain of reddish sandstone, topped by an octagonal tower, went through a literal baptism by fire when the original burned down on the day of its consecration in 1009, an event whose millennium was marked in 2009. Much of what you see today is quintessential 12th-century Romanesque. Over the centuries seven coronations were held here.
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Dom- und Diözesanmuseum
Dom- und Diözesanmuseum displays artwork from the Dom St Martin cathedral, including sculptures from the rood screen (1239) - the work of the renowned Master of Naumburg - that portray the saved and the, well, not-so-saved. The new Oberer Kreuzgang (Upper Cloister) showcases religious art from the late Middle Ages.
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St-Stephan-Kirche
St-Stephan-Kirche is a Gothic church rebuilt after WWII were it not for the nine brilliant, stained-glass windows created by the Russian-Jewish artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in the final years of his life. Bright blue and imbued with a mystical, meditative quality, they serve as a symbol of Jewish-Christian reconciliation.
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Schatzkammer
In the Schatzkammer, you can see bejewelled ritual objects from as far back as the 10th century (English-language pamphlet available).
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