Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-01
GRAND GATHEDRAES.
THOSE AT BRUSSELS, ANTWERP,
COLOGNE, AMieNS, sTRAseuRG.
The Cathedral at brussels Pr"-eminent
Among Churches-G"rgsousnes OF the
Antwerp Cathedrai-Coiogne's Msgnih-
eeuce-Interior of Amiens-

Among Churche~-G"rgeousness OF the
antw.rp Cathedrai-CoIogne'sM Magnih-
cenc~-Interior of Amiens-
Tho cathedral of st Michael and st.
Gudule, nt Brussels. claims pre-cminence
among the churches The architecture il
progressive in its character, presenting /
sr..c;mens Of every style, from the Twelfth 10
the Sixteenth century. portion OF tho
choir anil its afsles belong To the earliest of
these dates The remaining piers and arches
and triforium and clear-story Of the choir bt.-
long to the Thirteenth century. The clear
story and aisles of the nave are of later date,
with flowing tracery. The side chapels OF
the choir are rich Fifteonth or early Six
teenth century work, and the western towers
are of elaborate Fifteenth century work
ANTWERP AND COLOGNE.
Tho cathedral Of Antwerp is unsurpassed
In its gorgcousne>s. IL is cruciform in plan,
with seven aisIes-an unusual arrangement
Thesa aisles are Of irregular width, and Their
number, together with the numerous rows
Of piers and arches, give to the interior
striking effect, which Il, however, much in
;ur.d bv coarse detail and whitewash. The
cathedral has an area Of 7O,OO square feet,
and is of curious proportions, being 40 feet
in width inside the nave, while its length Is
L,,, eoo foa, Had the nave been four bays
Io,,,r,,r and the central aisle at least ten feet
= ,ah;n,, ,ha additional width out Of the
.;Ia a;sios tho annarent size OF the cathetral
,,o,,,d b.va been greatly enhanced Its de
| ,ais tboncb rich are coarse and dehased in
! sL..,o,ar I,s s,raat fcature is its magnif-
CON, ,.,,t.l with one finished tower 4Oi feet
: :, ~, which WAS commenced in I423, but
-, ,,';.bs., until 15Is IL Is more In accord
-, ,,,;,h tho t,st,. ~ the Sixteenth century
,h.,, l., ,,,,;o,, with the original design
Colo,,,,,, cathedral. in north Germany,
stands alone in dignity and grandeur; II is
certainly one of the noblest temples ever
erected by man tn the hon Of his creator ii
was commenced in I21O-l215, and covers al
area of ~ 4,i4 square feet, being sD,oo square
feet larger than Amiens, making it the largest
cathedral in northern Europe BY comparing
Cologne cathedral with that Of Amiens, 1t VII
be- found that the eastern half OF the formel
) is an exact copy of the latter, not only II
general character, but also IN dimensions, th'
only difference being few feet oil ahdltlona
) length at Cologne; this il more than made VI
by the lady chaI,i at Amiens. The Gerlnai
cathedral has an additional bay IN eaci
transapt, and two extra ais!es IN the nave
: with the enormous substructure OF IN
western towers. Its great defect Is lts wan
l of length, emphasized by the heiEn' Oh IN
: nave, which is is3 feet-four times the "fl'n
A regiment of cnvairy riding through Us ma.
: would look like pigmies dwarfed by tne IL
feet OF space above them Inc most strikhi
q feature is the western facade-ony la.ei
completed. The twin towers sirnoui'eu .
delicately wrought spires, rise 10 heign'
g $40 feet This western facade Is grand COZ
ception. 1t equals IN magnihCrhce those u
: signed for Strasburg and Lorraine, "hiie SD
a passing them IN purity ana e&oe''enee'
= ANIENs, srRAsBURG, ROTTERDAM
d The cathedral of Amiens (Francei was cor
a menced in the year 1910 and completed l2i
D II was partially destroyed by fire in 1850, al
le the clear-story and all the upper portions We
'i rebuilt. BY 1877 the cathedral was compile
70 In all its parts as we now find 1t. The cath
y dral covers an area Of II ,2os square feet
D. plan this cathe-lral seems to give us the tyl
, cal form of the nohlest type of Christian arcl
ls lecture The vista through its long nave
n one OF the most beautiful in the world
LII was erected in one consecutive period, and
n time when Gothic architecture had reach
its highest point Of excellence. On the
d. .erior, as seen in elevation, the effect IS MARI
In by the smaliness OF the western towers in pl
n r-,-sseru srw-r fs z-s zfees mi hcfghf,. and
e, southern tower 2U5 feet. The roof or
r- nave is 20s feet. the central spire being OIL
an .22 feet. This want Of proportion betwe
n, the parts reduce the three spires To compal
ng tive insignficance. The interior effect
ts however, enc Of the most beautiful in Euro
II Strasburg cathedral takes rank next afi
an Coi.yna auOnr tho German Franch church