🇩🇪 Augsburg Cathedral : A Millennium of Sacred Splendor😎

Standing as both spiritual anchor and architectural chronicle, this 1,200-year-old masterpiece encapsulates Germany’s religious and political evolution like few other buildings. ⛪ Layers of History • Ottonian Heart: The only surviving 10th-century bishop’s church in Germany, with original crypts where saints’ relics still rest ⚱️ • Gothic Ascent: 14th-century choir additions reaching heavenward with delicate tracery ✝️ • Imperial Stage: Site of 1690 coronations (spot the worn steps where royalty knelt) 👑 🔍 Must-See Marvels Prophet Windows: Europe’s oldest figurative stained glass (1140 AD), glowing like jeweled manuscripts 📜 Bronze Doors: Cast in 1065 with apocalyptic scenes—rub the dragon’s nose for luck (local secret!) 🐉 Hidden Courtyard: Cloister garden where medieval monks grew healing herbs 🌿 #SacredArchitecture #GermanGothic #TimeTravel ✝️