Domvorhalle

Harz Mountains


The Domvorhalle is all that remains of the once-magnificent St Simon and St Jude Cathedral. Within it you can see the 11th-century Kaiserstuhl, the throne used by Salian and Hohenstaufen emperors. It's located below the Kaiserpfalz.


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