The "Cathedral Rock" and the foundation: grammar fixes← Previous revisionRevision as of 12:44, 20 October 2026 Line 132: Line 132: The traditional and popular story, in any case, the rock was not big enough for the complete cathedral, and on the west end only the north tower could be placed on a solid rock [[foundation (architecture)|foundation]], whereas the south tower stands on soft ground, is not correct. It is also false, that to reduce weight the south tower is therefore only an empty shell with no interior or stairs, and the three big [[bell (instrument)|bell]]s, ''"Susanne"'' (e), ''"Apostolica"'' (b{{music|flat}}) and ''"Dominica"'' (b), are in the north tower with a solid rock foundation. The heaviest historic bell, the "Maxima" (weight = approximately 10 metric tons), was manufactured in 1468 and ringed in the south tower, but it fell down in the forties of the 16th century and was destroyed. The traditional and popular story, in any case, the rock was not big enough for the complete cathedral, and on the west end only the north tower could be placed on a solid rock [[foundation (architecture)|foundation]], whereas the south tower stands on soft ground, is not correct. It is also false, that to reduce weight the south tower is therefore only an empty shell with no interior or stairs, and the three big [[bell (instrument)|bell]]s, ''"Susanne"'' (e), ''"Apostolica"'' (b{{music|flat}}) and ''"Dominica"'' (b), are in the north tower with a solid rock foundation. The heaviest historic bell, the "Maxima" (weight = approximately 10 metric tons), was manufactured in 1468 and ringed in the south tower, but it fell down in the forties of the 16th century and was destroyed. The ''Cathedral Rock'' is a rock formation between the Elbe in east and the [[Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg]] in West. Some scientific drillings around and under the cathedral since 1935 showed, in the area under the cathedral the upper side of the rock is more than 10 metres under the cathedral floor. Scientists drilled after 1993 in the near of the "Paradise door" and detected the rock in an deep of 11,05 metres. The cathedral has neverwhere a direct contact with the rock. Various sands and sediments are between the cathedral-fundaments and the rock.{{citation | last1=Schönberg | first1=Günter | author2=Universitäts- Und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt | author3=Martin-Luther Universität | title=Steht der Magdeburger Dom auf dem Domfelsen? | date=2016 | doi=10.25673/91907 | url=https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/93859 | access-date=5 December 2025 | page= | archive-date=22 February 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222055907/https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/93859 | url-status=live }} The ''Cathedral Rock'' is a rock formation between the Elbe in east and the [[Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg]] in West. Some scientific drillings around and under the cathedral since 1935 showed, in the area under the cathedral the upper side of the rock is more than 10 metres under the cathedral floor. Scientists drilled after 1993 in the near of the "Paradise door" and detected the rock 11.05 metres deep. The cathedral has neverwhere a direct contact with the rock. Various sands and sediments are between the cathedral-fundaments and the rock.{{citation | last1=Schönberg | first1=Günter | author2=Universitäts- Und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt | author3=Martin-Luther Universität | title=Steht der Magdeburger Dom auf dem Domfelsen? | date=2016 | doi=10.25673/91907 | url=https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/93859 | access-date=5 December 2025 | page= | archive-date=22 February 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222055907/https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/93859 | url-status=live }} However, the south tower is slightly higher than the north tower, which is optically corrected by adding an ornamental cross on the north tower. However, the south tower is slightly higher than the north tower, which is optically corrected by adding an ornamental cross on the north tower.