Cathedral of Magdeburg Audio Guide for Magdeburg

Welcome to the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine, an architectural giant standing at Am Dom number one in the heart of Magdeburg. As you look up at these two massive towers reaching over one hundred meters into the sky, you are standing before a record-breaker: this is officially the oldest Gothic cathedral on German soil. For over eight hundred years, its silhouette has defined the skyline of the Elbe River, serving as a symbol of imperial power and resilience. While it might look like a unified masterpiece today, what you see is the result of three centuries of construction and a radical shift in artistic vision that forever changed how churches in this part of the world were built. Take a moment to settle in and listen to the air around these ancient stones—they have witnessed everything from the crowning of emperors to the devastation of great wars.