2 attractions in Hildesheim, including Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Churches & monasteries
Hildesheim
Hildesheim Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 together with nearby St. Michael's Church. It holds bronze masterpieces made around the year 1000, a gilded Romanesque chandeli…
Churches & monasteries
Hildesheim
Above the nave of St. Michael's hangs a picture book made of wood: 1,300 oak planks, painted around 1200 with the family tree of Christ. Monumental ceiling painting of this age survives in only two other places in Europe. Yet the building…