Kölner Dombauhütte
KDBHohe Domkirche zu Köln — Dombauhütte
Köln · Nordrhein-Westfalen · DE
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Verification scope: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listing (Bauhüttenwesen 2020), Cologne Cathedral Chapter administration, and official website verified.
Source documentation: Independently verified: Inscribed on the UNESCO Register of Good Safeguarding Practices for Intangible Cultural Heritage (Bauhüttenwesen). Cathedral mason lodge dating back to 1248.
History & Specialisations
Tracing its origins to the laying of Cologne Cathedral's foundation stone in 1248, the Kölner Dombauhütte is one of Europe's most revered cathedral mason lodges. Inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, its master stonecutters, sculptors, and conservators maintain Gothic flying buttresses, tracery, and Drachenfels trachyte and sandstone masonry.
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Disciplines & Trades
Geographic scope: pan european
Key Areas of Expertise
- ✦UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
- ✦Continuous cathedral lodge since 1248
- ✦Gothic stone conservation
- Trade Name
- Kölner Dombauhütte
- Legal Form
- Hohe Domkirche zu Köln — Dombauhütte
- Location
- Köln, DE
- Official Website
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- Network Status
- Listed in European Register
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