The collegiate church is very old.

Almost 1000 years old.

Before this church there were already 3 churches

in this place.

You see a large room.

The room is called the nave.

The room to the left and right of it is called the side aisle.

The side aisle is smaller and darker.

The nave has windows at the top.

The light from these windows

is very pleasant.

The collegiate church has

• thick walls.
• small windows.
• Columns and pillars.
• Round∙ arches.

This type of construction is called Romanesque.

Look at the shape of the church.

The shape is a regular cross.

• in height
• in width
• in length

You see pillars and columns.

Columns are round.

Pillars are square.

Two columns alternate with one pillar.

This has the name:

Niedersächsischer Stützen∙wechsel.

The main∙ship has 12 pillars.

12 is a symbol for the 12 apostles from the Bible.

Apostles are the messengers of Jesus.

The main∙ship has 4 pillars.

4 is a symbol for the 4 evangelists from the Bible.

Evangelists write down the life of Jesus.

400 years ago the church was rebuilt.

The church got a barrel ceiling.

You can see the barrel ceiling in the picture.

200 years ago

• the barrel-vaulted ceiling was torn down...
• the plaster and the paints removed

That's why we see the bare stones today.

The entrance to the church is the west work.

Above the entrance is the west gallery.

This is an elevation or balcony.

The people of Quedlinburg call it the Kaiser's gallery.

No one knows..,

if the emperor was really here.

The organ

The organ was installed 50 years ago.

By a company from Potsdam.

The company is called Schuke.

This is the high choir.

You're looking at an altar.

It's about 500 years old.

In the high choir there's also

• a carpet with embroidery
• and benches with carvings.

Two treasure chambers belong to the high choir.

In them is the cathedral treasure.

The large cross is very modern.

In 2006 the cross was installed.

The artist Thomas Leu from Halle

made the cross.

It is called: Licht∙gestalt.

The cross is made of metal.

It is lightly gilded.

When the light shines on the cross,

it shines most beautifully.