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St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim

c. 1010–1033 · 11th century

St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, is an early Romanesque abbey church in Lower Saxony built under Bishop Bernward between about 1010 and 1033. Its double-choir plan, alternating supports and painted wooden ceiling make it a key work of Ottonian architecture, and with Hildesheim Cathedral it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. Bernward's bronze doors, now in the cathedral, were made for it.

St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
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Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/st-michaels-church-hildesheim
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