Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and ... as the first and largest consistently vaulted church building in Europe. The Cathedral was the ...

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

The Gothic-period cathedral is a unique part of the city skyline, thanks to its two dome-topped towers ... The main part of the church and two towers were constructed in the late 1400s, built ...

Their predecessors had begun the church in 1296 to showcase the status of Florence as one of Europe ... dome would consist of two concentric shells, an inner one visible from within the cathedral ...

Architecture buffs will want to set aside some time to see the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, a large Roman Catholic Church located ... enchanted by its domes and stained-glass windows (of ...