Tuesday 2 February 2021

GERMANY

This UNESCO cover from Germany celebrates 1000 years of St. Michaels Church in Hildesheim, inscribed at UNESCO World Heritage since 1985. The site consists of two churches in Hildesheim. The Ottonian romanesque St Michael's Church was built between 1010 and 1020. Inside it is decorated with a notable wooden ceiling, painted stucco-work, and the Bernward Column. The treasures of the Romanesque Hildesheim Cathedral contain the Bernward Doors, the Hezilo chandelier, the Azelin chandelier and other treasures. https://www.niedersachsen-tourism.com/experiences/culture-in-lower-saxony/unesco-world-heritage/st-michaeliskirche-st-michaels-church