Münster Cathedral

Münster Cathedral
St.-Paulus-Dom and the Domplatz
St.-Paulus-Dom seen from the north, from the Buddenturm

Münster Cathedral (St.-Paulus-Dom) is a cathedral in the German city of Münster. It is the city's main church and one of its most important historical monuments, as well as the centre of the Diocese of Münster since that diocese's foundation in 805.

Coordinates: 51°57′47″N 7°37′32″E / 51.96306°N 7.62556°E / 51.96306; 7.62556



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