Imperial Throne of Goslar

The Emperor chair Goslar was created in the second half of the 11th century and was the throne of the German emperors and kings in the Collegiate Church of St. Simon and Jude ( " Goslar Cathedral " ), which belonged to the district of Goslar Imperial Palace. In addition to the Krodoaltar he is one of the most important remaining pieces of the broken equipment Collegiate.

The Emperor chair is composed of three backs ( sides, back), which were cast in bronze, and a stone foundation with seat. The metal was recovered in the nearby Rammelsberg. The molded backrest with lush Rank ornaments, pomegranates and openwork palmette are among the most important works Salian bronze casting. The seat surrounding the throne barriers sandstone date from the 13th century. They decorate animal figures and mythical creatures. In addition to the Aachener throne of Charlemagne in Aachen - whose forms he resembles - is the Goslar Emperor chair is the only preserved medieval throne of a German emperor.

Until termination (1819-1822), the Emperor chair stood in the collegiate church and was auctioned in this context at that material value. About some detours he came into the possession of Prince Carl of Prussia in 1871 and served the last time an imperial ceremony at the opening of the first Reichstag in Berlin as the seat of the Emperor Wilhelm I. By testamentary gift left him Charles the town of Goslar. He is now in the vaults of the Imperial Palace of Goslar.