The first chapel in Utrecht was founded around 630, and Saint Willibrord established a second one dedicated to Saint Martin in the early 8th century. Bishop Adalbold's Romanesque church was consecrated in 1023, and a fire partly destroyed it in 1253. Construction of the Gothic cathedral began in 1254 with the choir. The Dom Tower was built from 1321 to 1382.
The article says the style closely resembles classic French Gothic. Funding declined after 1515, and the Beeldenstorm of 1566 destroyed many ornaments. On August 1, 1674 the unfinished nave collapsed in a storm, and it has never been rebuilt. Its outline is marked in the pavement of the Domplein.
The surviving parts are the choir, transept and the 367-foot (112 m) Dom Tower. The cloister and chapter house remain intact, and the Union of Utrecht was signed in the chapter house. UNESCO inscribed the cathedral, tower and square in 2021 and 2022.
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