 In 1880 the fashionable view of the gothic as the uniquely German architectural style reached Essen and the baroque additions were undone, as far as possible.The westwork returned to its previous appearance, when Essen architect and art historian Georg Humann was able to effect its gothicisation.The baroque interior decoration was also removed; a side altar is now employed as the high altar of the adoration church of St. Johann Baptist in front of the Minster.