St Kilian's Cathedral was built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries over the burial place of the Irish monk Kilian, who became the patron saint of Würzburg. burial place of the Irish monk Kilian, who became the patron saint of Würzburg and the wine industry. Now the relics of this saint are kept in the crypt of the neighbouring New Cathedral.
This cathedral is Germany's fourth largest Romanesque church and its simple exterior contrasts sharply with the opulent Baroque interior. Baroque style. In the north aisle are the tombs of the bishops, whose tombstones were made by the sculptor Tilman Tilman. by the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. At the end of the north transept there is chapel built by the architect Balthasar Neumann for the bishops of Schönborn bishops.
