"Peace bell" lifted into the tower of Merseburg Cathedral

The new bell of the Merseburg Cathedral has been lifted into place in the historic building.

She was brought by a crane through a window to the belfry, as a spokeswoman for the United Cathedral Donors announced on Wednesday.

Now, over the next few weeks, renovation work is to take place so that the bell in the tower has enough space.

Merseburg - October, can ring for the first time.

The almost 900 kilogram “peace bell” was re-cast for the imperial cathedral for the festival year “1000 years of consecration of Merseburg Cathedral”.

It was consecrated at festivities in early October.

In the future, the bell will ring three times a day and so relieve the historical bells of the Protestant church.

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Udo Lindenberg's Porsche 911 R is worth a whopping 600,000 euros.

In the summer, the sports car suddenly disappeared from an underground car park.

A 26-year-old now has to answer the matter in court.

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Lindenberg's sports car stolen: Trial begins in Hamburg

After the theft of a sports car belonging to the singer Udo Lindenberg, a 26-year-old must appear before the district court of Hamburg-St.

Georg are responsible.

The car, now valued at around 600,000 euros, was stolen from an underground hotel car park near the Alster on June 22, 2020, as the public prosecutor announced on Friday.

The accused either stole it himself or obtained it shortly afterwards from unknown perpetrators knowing the theft.

Lindenberg's sports car stolen: Trial begins in Hamburg

Athens demands the return of the frieze parts of the Parthenon

The struggle for the so-called "Elgin Marbles" has been going on for a long time.

Now the Greek Minister of Culture is criticizing the improper presentation of antiquities in London.

Athens demands the return of the frieze parts of the Parthenon

According to tradition, the Merseburg Cathedral of St. Johannes and St. Laurentius was consecrated on October 1, 1021 in the presence of Emperor Heinrich II and his wife Kunigunde after only six years of construction.

According to the cathedral donors, one of the most famous chroniclers of the Middle Ages, Bishop Thietmar von Merseburg, laid the foundation stone for the building of the church on May 18, 1015.

For hundreds of years the cathedral was the central bishop's church of the Merseburg diocese.

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