Talk:Magdeburg Cathedral

message: Why does my page on Cathedral of Magdeburg show "East Germany" but when I go to edit it shows "the former East Germany"?
:Magdeburg is and always was located in CENTRAL Germany.  From 1949-1989 it was in the Soviet-occupied "German Democratic Republic" (which used to be called colloquially "East Germany" by some Americans).--dunnhaupt 18:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Slight correction: East Germany was the name for the DDR used throughout the English speaking world, not just by "some Americans", also not relevant here, but to try and imply that Soviets were to blame for everything in the "Soviet-occupied DDR" needs challenging. From 1949 onwards the DDR was a sovereign* nation within the soviet bloc.   *This meant it made its own internal decisions, like e.g. the building of the Wall--IsarSteve 09:00, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  former East Germany 

message: There is a dicussion about what Cathedral was based on here: link. Perhaps this should be corrected in the article? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 13:30, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  foundations 

message: 418 Watts would be just enough for four 100 W bulbs.  I guess you mean kilowatts.--dunnhaupt 18:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What Watt?

message: I would like to suggest changing the name of this article from "Cathedral of Magdeburg" to "Magdeburg Cathedral".
My reasoning for this, the new name sounds more precise. The current name would in any case, NOT be used by someone who uses English as a first Language. 
As an example: We don't say "Abbey of Westminster" or "Cathedral of Salisbury" but  Westminster Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral.
I would appreciate your views on this subject.--IsarSteve 21:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Searching google for the respective terms (and filtering for Wikipedia related stuff), I get twice as many results for Cathedral of Magdeburg than for Magdeburg Cathedral. In light of this, I would keep the current title, but I can live with either title. -- Chris 73 | Talk 02:07, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hello Chris, I checked out your links... Hmm.. You are right of course in what you say, BUT Google uses its own form of English "Googlish" which makes it easier to find as many articles as possible by separating the two words with an "of". I would suggest that this is not the best form for the English Wiki to take. Reading through the lines of your reply, I take it you understand what I mean and that you would never advocate using "Abbey of Westminster" when speaking of that place?  Gruß aus Berlin--IsarSteve 10:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not quite sure what you mean with "of", but i placed the entire search term in "" and the "Of" should be part of the text. Quickly skimming through the results, i did not see a "Cathedral magdeburg" result. To me it still looks like the current title is used more frequently. Shall we wait for other comments? -- Chris 73 | Talk 10:17, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

text:  In fact, according to Google, the only title "Cathedral of Magdeburg" ..is this one.. here on WiKi. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by IsarSteve (talk • contribs) 10:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, sorry, you apparently don't know how Google works -- if you use "Cathedral of Magdeburg" as the search term, it ONLY searches for the full phrase, so it seems Chris is right and the current title also is. —Nightstallion (?) 14:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And by the way, I'm not interested in numbers here (google numbers), as you two obviously seem to be, I am interested in correct English... If you can't up with anything better than that then... Kopfschuttel --IsarSteve 15:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Just because one church is named Westminster Cathedral, not all churches must have this order. See Sea of Japan vs. Caspian Sea, not Japan Sea and Sea of Caspia. Or take Cathedral of Trier as another example, with 21 000 Google hits for Cathedral of Trier and only 580 for Trier Cathedral. IsarSteve, try to relax, life does not hinge on how we call that church. -- Chris 73 | Talk 01:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Change 

message: NOT the tallest towers in East Germany, according to the list Stralsund is taller.  I corrected this.--dunnhaupt (talk) 15:44, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Towers

message: Do we have a picture of the statue of Saint Catherine?  (There is a comment about it in the Magdeburg article and I'm curious about it).  RJFJR (talk) 17:13, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Catherine

message: Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2007, and the new organ will hopefully be used for the first time in 2008.
And was it?  Interesting article.  Sca (talk) 20:28, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Organ

message: Interesting article about a fascinating historic structure. One question: It says Otto was also able to complete the interior construction, and formally opened the dome in 1363.... Do we mean the English word "dome," or the German word Dom — which is the German term for cathedral — ??    Sca (talk) 16:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The technical term for cathedral in German is "Kathedrale", but it's never used in proper names. Usually cathedrals are either called "Dom" or "Münster" in German. The problem is many big churches are called that way, whether it's a "real" cathedral or not. It's therefore often not correct to translate "Dom" as cathedral. Many of them are indeed collegiate churches (Stiftskirchen) or just big (like the principal Catholic church in Frankfurt). There as well "Dom" is often translated as cathedral, but it has never been one. And nobody calls this church "Kathedrale" in German. --77.181.221.65 (talk) 21:20, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Long time ago, but similar question: not every Dom is a cathedral, a bishop's seat. This one was a cathedral, but is no longer. How would that be reflected in the name? If "Cathedral" is kept in the name, why not Magdeburg Cathedral, similar to others? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:49, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, this church is still a cathedral, as it is the seat of the bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. As for the Magdeburg Cathedral vs Cathedral of Magdeburg issue, there has been a move request, but I should start a new one, I guess. Madcynic (talk) 09:13, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: "Dome"

message: Communist leaders tried to suppress religion as a potential threat to communist doctrine, thus being active in church was a social disadvantage. The eradication of religion could not be accomplished, however, and ....
:Is this rather accusatory cold-warish passage really relevant to the history of the cathedral?  Sca (talk) 16:28, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Rhetoric

message: Magdeburg became a leader in the Protestant reformation, and was outlawed by the emperor.207.161.191.93 (talk) 00:04, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vague / unclear sentence 

message: According to the Trier Tourist Bureau and UNESCO, the Liebfrauenkirche (Trier) was the first.  This needs clarification.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by WIKI1Q2W3E4R (talk • contribs) 21:56, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oldest Gothic Church in Germany? 

message: Please see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HerscherpaarMagdeburgCathedral.jpg
and note that it is not without question that this IS Otto I and his wife Eagdyth. WHAT is he holding? An orb? A plan-view of a nearly-circular walled city? Something like the breast-plate of the Israelite High Priest?2604:2000:C682:B600:FC9C:4C2:2514:9A8F (talk) 15:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Otto I (next to Eagdyth in Magdeburg) holding an orb with no cross?

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello, the text about "Domfelsen" ist not correct. Look the article in the german wikipedia. The complet Church stands on it, also the south tower, but it are some sediments (5 -10 meters thick) beetween the rock and the church. The Rock is ca. 10 meters unter the cathedral. The cathedral has not a direct contact to the rock. Geological drillings since 1993 found the rock more than 10 m under the church.
Look also the article in the german wikipedia about the eight new bells from 440 kg to 14 000 kg (the second largest bell in germany after the big bell in Cologne Cathedral), will be installed in the next years. The Schuke-Organ from 1970 will be restored in the next time. 32-Fuß-Freak (talk) 16:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cathedral rock under the church