# View from the east [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ARCHITECT, German]() - Date: 1001-1050 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The Rhineland became one of the most important centres for innovation in architecture in the eleventh century. In particular, the old bishop's seat of Cologne developed into a significant centre of architectural creation with St. Maria im Kapitol as one of the artistic highpoints. The construction of this church stands at the beginning of what became known as the Rhenish School of Architecture. A striking feature of this church is the so-called triapsal choir which is attached to a nave and two aisles. There is not only an apse at the eastern end, but the semi-circular apse is also repeated in the south and north instead of transepts. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/zzzarchi/11c/1/kapitol.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">ground plan</a> of St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Baumburg Tower]() - [East view \(detail\)]() - [Exterior view \(detail\)]() - [Exterior view from the east]() - [Exterior view from the east]() - [Exterior view from the north-east]() - [Exterior view from the north-east]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()