At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world,
the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world.
It is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires.
The outside of the Cathedral is not made of black material, nor is it just dirty, instead,
the sandstone which most of the building is made from reacts with the sulphuric acid in rain and turns dark grey, giving the Cathedral its distinctive dark color over time.
The Twin Spires are said to have been used as an easily recognizable navigational landmark by
Allied aircraft raiding deeper into Germany in the later years of the war, which may be a reason that the cathedral was not destroyed.
I'm mad at myself for cutting the bottom corner off here.
I just couldn't seem to get in the right spot to get the photo I really wanted of this magnificent building.