page_title: Mainz Cathedral
section_title: Baroque additions
hierarchical_section_title: Mainz Cathedral / Post-Romanesque building and renovation / Baroque additions
caption_attribution_description: English: Steel engraving from "Views of the Rhine" by William Tombleson (around 1840): Town of Mainz, Cathedral Deutsch: Stahlstich aus "Views of the Rhine" von William Tombleson: Mainzer Dom Français&#160;: Gravure sur acier "Views of the Rhine" par William Tombleson: Cathédrale Saint-Martin à Mayence
context_page_description: Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.
  Mainz Cathedral is predominantly Romanesque in style, but later exterior additions over many centuries have resulted in the appearance of various architectural influences seen today. It comprises three naves and stands under the patronage of Saint Martin of Tours. The eastern quire is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
  The interior of the cathedral houses tombs and funerary monuments of former powerful Electoral-prince-archbishops, or Kurfürst-Erzbischöfe, of the diocese and contains religious works of art spanning a millennium. The cathedral also has a central courtyard and statues of Saint Boniface and The Madonna on its grounds.
  During the time of Mainz Archbishop Willigis, the city of Mainz flourished economically, and Willigis became one of the most influential politicians of that time, ascending to regent of the empire between 991 and 994.
context_section_description: In 1767 the western cross-tower was struck by lightning and its roof was destroyed. In 1769 the engineer Franz Ignaz Michael Neumann designed a new multi-story roof for the tower. All the towers in the western wing were roofed with this new Baroque stone design, although care was taken to preserve the previous styles as well. The pinnacles of the pediments on the chapels were replaced with urn-like structures. The famed weathervane, called the Domsgickel, was added at this time as well.
  The inside of the cathedral was heavily whitewashed. A statue of St. Martin and the Beggar was erected on the roof of the western chancel in 1769.
caption: Mainz Cathedral (around 1840)
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