Hildesheim: symmetry with two apses

Useful to know

"St. Michael" in Hildesheim was built between 1010 and 1020. Its symmetric plan with two apses is among the characteristics that UNESCO specifies in the description of the complex. The World Heritage Site also includes the cathedral, so individual monuments should not be mixed. [1]

In a plan with two highlighted ends, the question "Where is the only compositional center?" becomes more interesting. Compare the longitudinal axis with the location of the finite spaces. It is an exercise in reading a plan, not an assertion that every historical use has been symmetrical.

Before linking a photo of a door, column or interior to the particular church, check which part of the complex it shows. Accurate delimitation of buildings is especially important in objects whose common name unites several independent works.