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Fulda Cathedral, also known as the High Cathedral of Fulda, is the cathedral and landmark of the city of Fulda in Hesse. As the former abbey church of Fulda Monastery and the burial place of Saint Boniface, the "Apostle of the Germans", it occupies a central position in Fulda's Baroque Quarter.

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The plans for the cathedral were drawn up in 1700 by Johann Dientzenhofer, a Baroque master builder, commissioned by Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Schleifras. Dientzenhofer was inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Construction began on April 23, 1704, partly utilizing the foundations of the previously demolished Ratgar Basilica, once the largest north of the Alps. The shell was completed in 1707, the roofing in 1708, and the interior decoration was finished by 1712. The consecration of the cathedral took place on August 15, 1712.

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