1000th jubilee of the cathedral of Mainz

The 1000th jubilee of the cathedral of Mainz is celebraterd with numerous events spread out over several months. For the real festival week from 31 May to 08 June, the Federal President Walter Scheel announced a visit. The cathedral of Mainz was built between 975 and 1009 under the archbishop Willigis, who was also arch chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire (archive photograph from 12 March 1975).