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Cathedral and New Palace

From 1520 Cardinal Albrecht had the Dominican monastery church from around 1300 extended to serve as the collegiate church for his residence. Now a cathedral it has many outstanding sculptural features that attest to its once opulent Renaissance decoration - these include a striking arched gable, pulpit and 17 monumental pillar statues. After the Reformation, the cathedral served the ruling nobility as a court and palace church, during which time early baroque elements were added. From 1688 the Protestant congregation, which had expanded through the influx of religious refugees from the Palatinate, used the cathedral for its services.

Next to the cathedral is the New Palace, originally conceived by Cardinal Albrecht as a Catholic university, and built between 1531 and 1539 in the Renaissance style.