The Speyer Cathedral houses the remains of German Emperors for approximately 300 years. It comes from the time of the Holy Roman Empire as one of the most influential pieces of architecture of the Romanesque era. Made up of Four Towers and Two domes it's founding by Conrad II occurred in the year 1030 and was remodelled in the 11th century. It's architecture also includes a foundation made into the symbol of the Latin cross. To symbolize the power they maintained the emperors built the Speyer Cathedral and determined it would be the resting place for their remains. In total 8 German Emperors and Kings, 4 Queens, and several Bishops remain in the crypt today as it has been left in its original state that was created in 1030. It also has the privilege of being the first sculpture to have a gallery going around the entire building. In 1689 a large part of the nave was destroyed by a fire but was later restored to its original state in 1778. The interior was painted by the school of Johannes Schraudolph and Josef Schwarzmann in 1846-53 commissioned by King Ludwig I.
The Cathedral is open for tours as well as religious services.
The dimensions according to the World Heritage Website:
Total length of the cathedral: 134 m (from the steps at the entrance to the exterior wall of the east apse)
Width of the nave: 37.62 m (from exterior wall to exterior wall)
Height of the nave at the vertex of the vaults: 33 m
Height of the eastern spires: 71.20 m
Height of the western spires: 65.60 m
Crypt Length: east-west 35 m; north-south 46 m Height: between 6.2 m and 6.5 m
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