Otto the Great to have new titanium and gold coffin after 1,000 years

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2025-11-25

Halle, Germany (dpa) - Former Holy Roman emperor Otto the Great's wooden coffin - severely eroded in Magdeburg Cathedral over the past millennium - is to be replaced by one in titanium and gold, authorities in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt have decided. Creative jeweller Silke Trekel is to make the new coffin, a jury appointed by the state's cultural foundation has decided. The new design embodies "stability, longevity and aesthetic nobility,......

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