Wichita eagle., 1886-08-31
GRAND CATHEDRALS.
THOSE At BRUSSELS, ANTWERP,
COLOGNE, AMlENs, 6TRAsBunG.

THOSE At BRUSSELS, ANTWERP,
COLOGNE, AMlENs, 6TRAsBUeG.
The Cathedral AZ Brussels Frs-oEins7i
| Among acknowledgements - a.sa
| Antwerp Cathsdzai-Cslosas's E.saic-
csnce-Inserfs1 Il AaisaA.
The eatAsarL # ~ Michael aeA G..
Gudule, ct Dzusse4s, claiKs pre-snhs2cs
anong Tie chzrcAee. Ths crchitocs.re :
progressive a ;e eaeYac1sr, prsssxtta1
specimens Of every tylo, from tho Twelfth "a
the aixtsoah ezotuy. A portion q "a
choir and II sialss belonz 10 ths earliess OF
these dates TSs rsaania5 piers end archez
| and Gifsrson and clAar -ssery Of the choir -
l0c6 b ~ ThnsaenAh osz.zr7. Tks ciear-
story azd &ass Il - Ao.o ara a hter date,
with flowing tracry. Tia dEs cAapsS e1
the choir Hs 1ea yEtss.ta a carly oi1-
tsenxi sezeery wxk, and ~ veetors tewers
are Il olabsrate Tns>ensh century work
Aarw3Ar AND soLSsSH.
1As cathedral :; Antwerp /, unsurpassed
in its xGseszsaeE Il u sracifora in pian.
with oevea aiae6-Aa un.sual arrangement.
These sis.cs are At irregular width, and their
numbes, together With TIE numsreus rows
OF piers e1d arches, eivs % tho interior a
striking eIest, which s, however, Esch In
jured by eoar<e cetail and r-htsvaxa. The
cathedral has On area Of 1900 square fest,
and is OF curious proportions, bsinS re feet
in width inside the navs, uhilo its lsng:h Is
but $40 feet. Esd the xavs been four bays
longer and the central aisle At least ten feet
wider, taking tie additional width out Of the
side sisles, the apparent sizo Of the cathedral
would have been greatly enhanced. Its de-
tails, though rich, are coarse and debaSs1 in
character. Its great feature is its Rlagnif-
cent portal! with one finished tower, 400 fest
in height, which was commenced in l423, but
not finished until 1918. 1t is more IN accord
ance with the tsste Of the Sixteenth century
than in union with the original design.
Cologne cathedral, N north Germany,
stands alone in dignity and grandeur; it Is
certainly one Of the poblest temples ever
erected by man to the hon Of his creator It
was commenced in 1270-I275, AID covers AZ
area Of 81, 4G4 square feet being %, GO square
feet larger than Amiccss, making it tho largest
cathedral in northern Europe BY comparing
Cologne cathedral with that Of Amiens it will
be found 4at the e.starn half OF the former
is an exact copy It tia las.sr, not eAly in
general character, but aiSs N Dimensions, the
only difference being few fest Of additional
length at Cologne; this Is ,aaro than clado up
by the lady chapel Ct Anisn,. Ths GsrMnl
cathedral kss en additeAxl kay "a each
transept, azad two extra aislcs in the nave,
with TIE enormous nabstrEctare Ct tho
western tevsss. Its grsat dsfscs u its want
of length, essrhasized BY tho height Of the
nave, which il l55 fses-foar times the width
A resirnest Of cavalry siding through its nave
would look like nsa,ies dvarfoi BY the 40
feet q space above tss,a TIE >est striking
feature is the western 'acad>-enly latsly
completed. Tao twin tsvaFs, sarAoaatsd By
delioately wrought spires, rise - . hsighs Of
$40 feet. This woste.a facade u grand con-
Ception. II cqxals n xaa:niscsnce those d.
signed fer Strasburs AID Lorrains, while SUP
passing t5e,a III purity and excslieIcs
AAIENG, cr.AsGUxC, 2oTrlaoAH
The cathedral ct Amiers fTranc.) vss cor,-
mcnced IN the year 1879 oAi eoieplesed 1857.
Il was partially destroyed by iro in 1870, and
the dear-story and all :as upper portions wsro
rebuilt. BY 1872 the cathedral was complete
in all It's parts a. COW End it. TIE cattle
dral covers An srea OF II ,2tS square feet. In
plan this cathedral scems 70 give 1s the typi-
cal form Of the no5lest :yps OF Christian archi-
lecture. The viStG through is long nave il
one Of the most beautiful ia the world. %
was erected in ene consecutive period, ard at
a time when Gothic architecture lad reached
its highest point OF e-cellorca ca the ex-
terror. rs aeeii in elevation, the effect is ,narred
by the SmallneGs of the western toners is pro-
portion to immense nave and choir The
northern tower is 22S fees in height, and tho
southern tower 805 feet The roof Of tho
nave is .SfS feet. the central spirs being only
422 feet This want OF proportion bet veen
the parts reduce the .Aree spires TO compare
tive iasignificance. The interior effect il,
however, one OF TIE most beautiful in E1repe
Strasburg cathedral teses rank nozt after
Cologne slnong the German French churches
Il is s,nsiies- than AInieEs covering az area
OF only 60,Oc0 square feet. The Plaza is pecu-
Liar. the eastern end having formed part OF
an older basalica, built il the Eleventh and
Twelfth centuries. The nave and the west
front are, however, the glory and boast Of
Alsace. and posecss in G remarksbe degree
all the beauties and defects Of TIE border
style The nave WIS probably commenced in
the early part OF the Thirteenth century, ana
seems TO have been finished about 1915. The
details are pure and beautiful and the design |
Of singular holiness. The vaulted roof i, 101 |
feet in height from the pavement Of the nave, |
being il good proportion with the nave
length. which is only $50 feet
The Church Of 81. Lawrence. at Rotter- /
lam, formerly the cathedral is cross |
church, the greater part of Fourteenth CEN |
1,Y-y- 6p-Jcn no Iafe ba, l,y
ated. The walls are Of brick, with stone /
,acings and window tracery. The piers and
nave arches are also of stone. The present
'oof is barrel vault Of wood, having rough
ogs for tie beams, with large brackets under
he ends. Parts of the editice have been re-
to,ed. The tower presents some good fea-
ures, with bold angle buttresses, and with
ripple recessed arches in two stages above the