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Würzburg Cathedral is named after St. Kilian the so called Apostle of the Franks. The Romanesque church was built in 1040 A.D. by bishop Bruno. Round about 1500 A.D. the aisles were remodeled in Late-Gothic style. In the 17th century the style of the interior was changed to the Baroque style. In the bombing raid on the 16th of March 1945 80% of Würzburg were destroyed. The cathedral received severe damage and the Northern wall collapsed. It took until 1967 to rebuild, reconstruct and restore the cathedral.
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Wikipedia: La Franconie (en allemand Franken) est une région géographique et historique du centre-sud de l'Allemagne. Depuis 1815, elle est annexée à la Bavière, dont elle représente aujourd'hui environ les 2/5 nord du territoire. Elle rassemble aujourd'hui 3 des 7 circonscriptions administratives (Regierungsbezirke) bavaroises : Moyenne-Franconie (Mittelfranken), Basse-Franconie (Unterfranken) et Haute-Franconie (Oberfranken).