Mainz Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

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Architecture: Rococo

The Cathedral of Mainz dates from 975 AD but was continually rebuilt and restored, reaching its present form mainly in the 13th and 14th centuries.
It was at Mainz Cathedral on March 27, 1188, that Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa), took up the Cross in the Third Crusade called by Pope Gregory VIII.
During World War II, Allied bombing of Mainz destoryed 80% of the city, but the cathedral was left almost entirely unharmed.

The different levels of towers and overall design is appealing to me.

Convent of St. Gall,

St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Architecture: Rococo

Around 720, onehundred years after Gallus's death, the Alemannian priest Othmar built an abbey and gave it the name Abbey of St. Gallen. In 926 Hungarian raiders attacked the abbey and surrounding town. Saint Wiborada, the first woman formally canonized by the Vatican,[4] reportedly saw a vision of the pending attack and warned the monks and citizens to flee. While the monks and the abbey treasure escaped, Wiborada chose to stay behind and was killed by the raiders.

Asamkirche

Munich, Germany

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Architecture: Rococo

In 1729-30, sculptor and stuccoist Egid Qurin Asam bought two properties here, which he converted into a family home for himself. Soon after, he acquired a plot of land next to his house, where in 1733 he began to built a church dedicated to the newly canonized St. John Nepomuk, a 14th-century Bohemian monk who drowned in the Danube. E.Q.'s brother Cosmas Damian Asam contributed the presbytery. The church was completed in 1746.

Cathedral of the Epiphany

Moscow, Russia

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Architecture: Baroque

Legend has it that the Epiphany Monastery was founded by Prince Daniil Aleksandrovich around 1296. The first stone church on the site was built in 1342. Stefan, Sergii Radonezhski's older brother, was the first hegumen of the monastery.
Bogoyavlensky Monastery has always been under the patronage of grand princes and tsars, many of whom donated some of their sizeable estates to the monastery. By the order of Ivan the Terrible, the monastery became a collection facility for crops. In 1584, the tsar donated a substantial amount of money for the remembrance of the disgraced.

Puebla Cathedral

Puebla, Mexico

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Architecture: Baroque

Construction on Puebla Cathedral began around 1535 under the patronage of the Bishop of Tlaxcala, but a few decades later, the plan for the cathedral was changed to a larger and more elaborate building. Designed by by architect Francisco Becerra, the new project began in 1575.
After a few more decades of construction, the money ran out. The project came to a halt in 1626, but not for long. In 1634, the master architect of Mexico City Cathedral, by architect Francisco Becerra, amended the plans for Puebla Cathedral yet again. His design gave it a more basilical appearance and incorporated the Neoclassical style.

Berliner Dom

Berlin, Germany

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Architecture: Baroque

The earliest predecessor of the Berliner Dom was the St. Erasmus Chapel within the Hohenzollern royal court, which was elevated to the status of a collegiate church in 1465.
In 1536, Elector Joachim II transfered this "Domkirche" status to the former Dominican church south of the palace. After the elector accepted the Reformation in 1539, the Domkirche became a Lutheran church. In 1608, the the Dom was declared the highest parish church in the area. In 1613, Elector Johann Sigismund converted to Calvinism and the Dom became a court and parish church.

St. Anne's Church

Augsburg, Germany

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Architecture: Renaissance

Built in 1321 by Carmelite monks, St. Anne's Church went on play an important role in the history of the Reformation. In 1518 that Martin Luther stayed here with the Carmelite friars when he was in town to meet the papal legate, Cardinal Cajetan, who demanded that Luther submit to the pope. St. Anne's Church converted to Lutheranism in 1545. The Goldsmith's Chapel was added in 1420; the Fugger's Chapel in 1509. The spire was added in 1607 by Elias Holl.
The church was restored and redesigned in the Baroque and Rococo styles between 1747 and 1749.