Minster of St. Martin's | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Papal basilica minor |
Location | |
Location | Bonn, Germany |
Geographic coordinates | 50°44′00″N 7°05′59″E / 50.73333°N 7.09972°E |
Architecture | |
Type | minster |
Style | Romanesque architecture |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | East, Slightly Southeast |
Height (max) | 81.4 meters |
Dome(s) | None |
Spire(s) | Five |
Website | |
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Bonn Minster (German: Bonner Münster) is a Catholic church in Bonn. It is one of Germany's oldest churches, having been built between the 11th and 13th centuries. At one point the church served as the de facto cathedral for the Archbishopric of Cologne, because it is the major church of what was then the Archbishop-Elector's residence. It is now a minor basilica. It served as the inspiration for the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, as Kaiser Wilhelm II had studied in Bonn.