Romanesque Architecture in Worms

The first heyday of the town

In the town centre, which is fortified by Romanesque town walls, there are still 5 Romanesque churches as well as a synagogue and the gable end of a residential building. There is also a Romanesque church in the Hochheim district. The most significant Romanesque building is the imperial cathedral. Its artistic and architectural form served not only as a model by the renovation of other Romanesque churches in the town, but also influenced Romanesque architecture in the entire surrounding area in the late 12th Century.

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Worms Cathedral Guild

The Andreasstift, now a museum, is very impressive with its cloister wings and magnificent capitals. Neighbouring Magnuskirche traces its origins back to Carolingian times. The Pauluskirche, now a Dominican monastery, stands out with its two oriental-looking helmed-roof towers. The Martinskirche has been maintained in its original form with the synagogue nearby. Here too, we see the work of the cathedral guild on the portal and capitals. Next door is the Romanesque Mikvah (ritual bath) and in the Römerstrasse, Nr. 44, is a Baroque house with a Romanesque gable end, divided by prominent windows. The town centre is fortified by a town wall with towers, most of which is still standing. The oldest parts of the wall date from the 9th Century, the youngest were constructed around 1200AD. St. Peter’s church in Hochheim has an impressive 1000 year old crypt with four pillars and square capitals.