Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.
Mainz Cathedral
Mainz Cathedral ca. 1855
Present-day floor plan of the cathedral (↑S)
South aisle
Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 221,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region—Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr—which also encompasses the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau.
Image: Mainzer Dom Blaue Stunde (37539430014)
Image: Mainz Markt BW 2012 08 18 16 11 28
Image: Mainz Kaiserdom St. Martin bei Nacht 1
Image: Mainz Osteiner Hof BW 2012 08 18 16 32 08