Regensburg Cathedral is also built in the French style. Begun in 1272, it contains stylistic refinements of the late thirteenth century. Typically the columns have dissolved into a rippling mass of shafts with no definable core. The capitals are now narrow bands which barely arrest the vertical movement of the shafts.
Some shafts rise uninterrupted from floor to vault.
Finally in the choir, the glass on all three levels provides a rich glow of light at the altar end of the church.