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Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany

Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany

Magdeburg Germany Cathedral, church Saxony-Anhalt KSE 500 STE KSE Module system Stone Strengthener Natural Stone Restoration mortar SK Facade Repair

Magdeburg Cathedral is the oldest Gothic building on German soil and is also one of the great medieval cathedral buildings. It was built in 1207 and consecrated in 1363. However, it was not completed until 1520, when the cathedral was extended to a total interior length of 120m and a ceiling height of 32m. The sacred building was built of different sandstones, which come from various mining regions in Germany.

Reference identification data
Construction project:
Facade restoration / natural stone
Building type:
Historically protected / historically valuable buildings
Churches / cloisters
Short description
The towers are in motion, striving apart and back together again as the seasons change. The 800-year-old sandstone disappeared under crusts, and weathering and salts harmful to the building also played their part in destroying it.
Client:
Denkmalschutzbehörde
Designer:
ProDenkmal GmbH Berlin ProDenkmal GmbH Bamberg
Contractor:
Bamberger Natursteinwerk Herman Graser GmbH
Representative:
Kohl Concept GmbH
Site address:
39104 Magdeburg
Date / completion:
2012
Can the work be viewed?
No

Sample of products or systems used

  • KSE 500 STE
    KSE 500 STE

    Art. No. 0713

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