Augsburg Cathedral has no named architect in the article. Bishop Henry III commissioned the current Romanesque structure in 1043. The lead says the cathedral was founded in the 11th century, but the history describes an earlier church documented in 822. The Romanesque structure was completed in 1065 and the towers in 1075.
The article calls the style Romanesque with Gothic additions from 1331 to 1431, a 17th-century Baroque interior and 19th-century neo-Gothic elements. It is mainly red brick with buttresses and copper spires. It measures 371 by 131 feet (113 by 40 m), and the towers are 203 feet (62 m) high.
The northern tower was heightened in 1565, and the Reformation removed most artworks. World War II caused limited damage. It is a Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Augsburg, and its museum holds an 11th-century bronze door. The article gives no hours.
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