The "Old Choir" (German: Alte Chor) (B) measures 17.6 m from north to south and 16.9 m from east to west (interior measurements: 12.1 x 13.55 m).
It was built as a separate structure on the west side of the Ottonian cathedral and was initially separated from that building by the west exterior wall of the transept.
This ceased to be the case around 1250 when the third cathedral was built.

Shortly after the end of the Baptist rule in the 1530s, the Old Choir was again separated from the rest of the building, by stand-alone walls and iron gratings.
These dividers remained until at least 1870.
During this time, in the second quarter of the seventeenth century, the Old Choir was the place where the Auxiliary bishop conducted confirmation and ordination.

In 1836, the Old Choir was renovated and refurnished thanks to a donation by the Bursars of Landsberg.
In this context, a large organ was installed in the Old Choir, as well as iron railings in front of the lower chapels in the two towers, decorated with the dedication "v. Landsberg" in cursive letters.
The Old Choir remained a separate room after this.
The Landsberg furnishings of the Old Choir were already mostly gone in 1856.

In the course of the restorations after the Second World War, the Old Choir was opened to the west transept completely.
The baroque high altar was installed next to the baptistry with fonts which was already there in the eighteenth century, under the circular rosette window built in the west wall at this time.

The tombs of the bishops are located under the Old Choir.
Among others, Johannes Poggenburg, Michael Keller, Heinrich Tenhumberg and Reinhard Lettmann are buried here.
For a long time these tombs could only be accessed through an opening in the floor of the Old Choir, but during the restorations of 2011/2, the tombs were made into a crypt accessible to visitors.
The "Old Choir" (German: Alte Chor) (B) measures 17.6 m from north to south and 16.9 m from east to west (interior measurements: 12.1 x 13.55 m). It was built as a separate structure on the west side of the Ottonian cathedral and was initially separated from that building by the west exterior wall of the transept. This ceased to be the case around 1250 when the third cathedral was built.
Shortly after the end of the Baptist rule in the 1530s, the Old Choir was again separated from the rest of the building, by stand-alone walls and iron gratings. These dividers remained until at least 1870. During this time, in the second quarter of the seventeenth century, the Old Choir was the place where the Auxiliary bishop conducted confirmation and ordination.
In 1836, the Old Choir was renovated and refurnished thanks to a donation by the Bursars of Landsberg. In this context, a large organ was installed in the Old Choir, as well as iron railings in front of the lower chapels in the two towers, decorated with the dedication "v. Landsberg" in cursive letters. The Old Choir remained a separate room after this. The Landsberg furnishings of the Old Choir were already mostly gone in 1856.
In the course of the restorations after the Second World War, the Old Choir was opened to the west transept completely. The baroque high altar was installed next to the baptistry with fonts which was already there in the eighteenth century, under the circular rosette window built in the west wall at this time.
The tombs of the bishops are located under the Old Choir. Among others, Johannes Poggenburg, Michael Keller, Heinrich Tenhumberg and Reinhard Lettmann are buried here. For a long time these tombs could only be accessed through an opening in the floor of the Old Choir, but during the restorations of 2011/2, the tombs were made into a crypt accessible to visitors.
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