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St. Gereon's Basilica (''Basilika Sankt Gereon'') is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on June 25, 1920. The first mention of a church at the site, dedicated to St. Gereon, appears in 612. However, the building of the choir gallery, apse, and transepts occurred later, beginning under Archbishop Arnold II von Wied in 1151 and ending in 1227.〔Wietzorek, Paul. Das historische Köln. Michael Imhof Verlag GmbH & Co KG, 2006, p. 162.〕 It is one of twelve great churches in Cologne that were built in the Romanesque style.〔(Sacred Destinations: ), ''The Twelve Romanesque Churches of Cologne'' (accessed 2011-04-17)〕 St. Gereon has a highly irregular plan, the nave being covered by a decagonal oval dome, 21.0 m long and 16.9 m wide, completed in 1227 on the remains of Roman walls, which are still visible.〔(St. Gereon ), (MyTravelGuide.com ).〕 It is the largest dome built in the West between the erection of the Hagia Sophia in the 6th century and the Duomo of Florence in the 15th century.〔(Irish Arts Review ), Volumes 2–3, (page 49 ), Eton Enterprises, 1985.〕 Ernst Seifert built an organ there in 1898.〔Karl-Heinz Göttert, Eckhard Isenberg, ''Orgeln in Köln: ein Rundgang zu 70 Instrumenten'', J.P. Bachem, (1998)〕 In the 20th century, the architect Andreas Dilthey worked on its interior. == See also == * Twelve romanesque churches of Cologne * List of Roman domes * List of basilica churches in Germany * Cloth of St Gereon, that hung in the choir area, the oldest surviving European tapestry. * History of Medieval Arabic and Western European domes 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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