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Västerås Cathedral

Västerås Cathedral

Also known as Domkyrkan i Västerås, Domkyrkan, Västerås, Västerås domkyrka

Year

1271

Type

cathedral

Västerås domkyrka is a brick-Gothic palimpsest where the 1200s building phase, late-medieval chapel ring, and Tessin's baroque spire lie stacked on top of each other. The medieval brick church began rising in 1244 and was consecrated in…

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Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral

Timeline

  1. 1694

    Tower spire

    New Baroque-style tower spire by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1693-1694) after lightning destroyed the previous one in 1691.

    Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

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