Discover Saxony-Anhalt´s rich variety Roman remains
Traveling the Romanesque Route you'll discover the diversity of references to the Romanesque period: monasteries, cathedrals, village churches, towns, houses and fortresses, arranged, with their sculptures and sacred ornaments, like a string of pearls. They tell the story of a European rebirth in what was once a neglected landscape. You'll discover landscapes connected today to the State of Saxony-Anhalt. This legendary, fabled route traverses five distinct regions, and is split into northern and southern sections.
Highpoint of both sections of the routing is Magdeburg, whose Monastery of Our White Lady is unquestionably Germany's most important example of Romanesque architecture. Construction of the monastery was begun by Archbishop Gero in the 1017, and rebuilt by Archbishop Werner from 1063 to 1078. It consisted of a three-naved basilica in the shape of a cross, with a three-naved crypt. In 1129 the vast west wing was added, complete with two circular steeples. Additional wings and adjustments would continue over the centuries, leaving Magdeburg with this unique masterpiece of clerical architecture.
From Magdeburg start your circular journey via the northern route or the southern route.
