Chur : Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt

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Catholic Cathedral of the Kura - Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt zu Chur / Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Church exists today was built on the initiative of Adalgotta / Adalgott bishop in the period between 1150 to 1272 years on the site of its predecessor, the building of the Cathedral of Bishop Tello VIII century, which, in turn, was replaced by the church here the middle of V century, built on the foundations of the Roman castrum. From an architectural standpoint Cathedral is restrained on execution of the late-nave Basil, the construction of which, according to archaeological data progressed in stages, starting with the east side of the building thereby existing building gradually changed in a church VIII. On the south side of the church to the adjacent chapel of St. Lawrence and the two-storey sacristy. A feature of the cathedral choir is a clear shift to the north towards the main nave, which may be explained by difficulties relefa.