Paderborner Dom — Attraction in Paderborn

The mesmerising cathedral has been the site of a church since Charlemagne founded a bishopric at this very location in the 8th century.

As we see it now, Paderborn Cathedral’s architecture is both Romanesque and Gothic and was completed relatively quickly during the 13th century.

The powerful 93-metre western tower is Paderborn’s most famous image.

Despite sustaining war damage that destroyed the Medieval stained glass, the cathedral is rich with decoration and fittings.

Seek out the Paradise Portal on the southern arm of the western nave.

This entrance is from the beginning of the 1200s and abounds with French-style statues that include one of the earliest images of a standing Mary in Germany.

Also look out for the Pietà, sculpted in Hesse in 1360, an alabaster relief of the Three Kings from around that time, and the Gothic 15th-century...

Standing above the springs of the Pader - the shortest river in Germany,this is a marvelous building. Due to my business activities in Paderborn, I could not enter the building (always closed in after business hours during the week), but still I could admire the building from outside. The cathedral pretends to be a millennium old, and there really was a Carolingian church in the vicinity. However, the present building was started after fire destroyed the old church, and moreover - the new building was largely destroyed in the WWII, just like the city council building. Now, one of the most prominent parts - the tower, is being reconstructed and is covered in scaffolding (see the picture). For sure, if I go back to Paderborn, I will take two or three hours to visit the...

This place is an absolute pleasure to have a good look at the beauty of Roman catholic art and to know the hidden beauty of the city of Paderborn. I would rather call it a sculpted beauty as it is filled with sculptures and paintings from the 17th century. Each chapel in it is unique and totally different from the others. You also get to have a good look at the remnants of St. Liborius which are enclosed in a silver chest in the underground chapel known as the Krypta. From the main altar there are two ways to go down the Krypta to view the grave of the patron Saint. I would recommend anyone who is going through this to explore the City of Paderborn and uncover its beauty to the world. This is truly the city of cathedrals. A definitely...