Central ship

The central ship is the actual "“church"” of the cathedral. From the overall length the central ship takes for instance a third and was the connecting solidium between the two choirs. Special meaning got the central ship, which became holy-spoken high graves of the two lying next to each other diocese founders Heinrich and Kunigunde center of the This remained also in such a way, when in the course of the Barockisierung the emperor grave was shifted to the ramp of the east choir. The area remained nevertheless over the centuries invariably.

Bamberger rider (cathedral rider)

Up to the changes in the building end of the Middle Ages the names of the building masters and artists, who were involved in the creation of the building, remained unknown, so also the creator of the Bamberger of rider. This figure - the oldest received medieval plastics of a rider - was manufactured around the year 1230 from several reed and stone blocks and shows an unknown ruler. It was also originally not set up at the column, at which it stands today.

Completely differently, than one assumed it, those was painted to rider statute colored originally. The Akanthuskonsole with the sheet mask was green, the horse red-brown, the dress red, the Umhang blue with golden stars, the boots brown, the crown, the Sporen, which belt gilded, the body in natural color.

Over the identity of the explaining one is until today still in the unclear one and it gives oneself many interpretation attempts:

Emperor Konstantin the large one

Emperor Heinrich II.

Emperor Konrad III.

Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa

Emperor Friedrich II.

These interpretation attempts must be rejected, since it does not carry an emperor crown. Further hypotheses are:

one of the holy three kings

Symbolization of the German

It is accepted that the cathedral rider the holy Stephan, which first Christian king that represents to Hungary. It was married the brother-in-law emperor Heinrichs IITH and with its sister Gisela. Also further arguments for king Stephan speak:

"“It is proven that Stephan of Hungary in Bamberg already very early enjoyed an unusual liturgical admiration. This does not need to surprise: Bamberg had in 13. Century large possessions in other parts of Europe, which directed the view of the population the far over borders of Franconia. By therefore it appears convincing the representation Hungary in the Bamberger cathedral.

Also the legend formation supports the step Hans theory. In the legends 12. and 13. Century becomes again and again those. Zartheit step Hans stresses. According to a further legend Stephan is even with its first Bamberg attendance - when heath does not trust yet with the Christian customs - directly into the cathedral gallops to be: This would explain the horse. The animal could be seen by the way also as ethnical symbol for the Hungary, which one equated traditionally with the rider people of the Hunnen. "“

Quoted out: Frankish day, 8. May 1987Einzig the fact that equating the cathedral rider with the Hungarian king so late took place only, leaves open still doubts.

The crown on the head of the cathedral rider points to a king, the canopy over its head points on a holy one. It is to be assumed therefore it concerns with the cathedral rider a holy king. Since the canopy is arranged as church, it can for the himmlische Jerusalem.

Remarkable is besides the vertical arrangement of the rider figure:

The sheet work of the console symbolizes the Pflanzenreich.

The horse stands for the animal realm.

The rider stands for the crown of the creation for humans.

The canopy stands for the |himmlische Jerusalem.

In the Second World War the cathedral rider before air raids with 64 centimeters thicken wall protected, which was covered with a 300 hundredweights heavy iron concrete cover. This shelter was only removed in September 1947 again.

Emperor grave

Tilman belt cutter created the marmorne high grave of the emperor Heinrich II. and the empress Kunigunde in the years 1499 to 1513. The reliefs on the side panels show legends from the life of the pair of emperors:

The ordeal by fire

it was course-whispered that Kunigunde it had been unfaithful. Therefore the empress had to go as God judgement over glowing plowshares and remained intact thereby:

"“Emperors Heinrich II. and Kunigund, remained both unbefleckt to to their death. The devil wanted to unehren it there that it the emperor pull from dukes because of, with should it in The Fraue offered for it its right, in addition came manich bishops and princes. There sieved glowing Eisenschaaren was put, which should step the Fraue. She stroke on their hands to God and spoke: "“God, you knows probably alone my innocence; single me of these Noth, as you the good Susanne of the unfair testify-eats!"” It stepped the Schaar kecklich and spoke: "“see emperors, I to yours are so guilty, are I all men."” There ward the Fraue cleaned with large honours. The king fell it to feet and the Mr. everything. "“

From Alexander Bavarian legends, legend book the Bavarian country, volume 1, Munich 1852. (Quotes after Sagen.at

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