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March ~ lSL5

the MANY interesting things We have
seen IN G.erm&ny
Colagae. or kosln, as !, is called BY
the Germans. was our hrsi stop m
Germany. As our tram pulled into
this historic old CITY our ewes were
immediately drawn 10 the m.gnih-
cent Cologne Cathedral probably the
hnest sPecimeL Of Gothic architee-
ture in the world
This church was commenced In
l24s A ID aud the work OF building
was continued with InterrnIssions
until l44s up TO which time the choir
was finished, the nave so far com
pleted that 1t could be temporarily
fitted up for service aud bells were
placed in the South tower In l5Os
temporary roof was put over the
unfinished building and in the 18th
and 18th centuries the interior was
decorated in the degenerate style Of
that period The church was now
more and more neglected and conse-
quently glew dilapldated until at last
IN 1896 II was converted into hay
magazine by the French. But in
1916 King William III Of Prussia
gave orders for its preservation and
in 1923 the work Of restoration was
begun. The expenses of the work
which were immense, were betrayed
partly by the government, and the
remainder, the smaller part, by pri-
yate subscriptions, societies and the
proceeds of lottery. On October -,
1850 in the presence If Emperor Will
liam ! and almost all the sovereign
princes of Germany the completion
was celebrated Think Of it. over
GOO years between beginning and
completion, and what history 1t
would be useless for me to try 10 des
cribe this building, but may be few
4gures taken from the guide book
may give you some idea Of its size
1t is a cruciiorm structure, total
length l57 yards, breadth G7 yards,
height of walls $50 feet, height OF
roof POI feet, Of central tower, roof
rider as the German has If. 3J7
and of the west towers 5l5 feet
just imagine ii you can this snor-
nous mass OF masonry covered with
the greatest proiusion Of turrets, gar
goyles, cornices, galleries and llving
buttresses. The principal portal is
93 feet high and 81 feet wide The
choir is hanked by seven chapels
which contain, beside the alters, paint
ings and statues and the sargophagi
OF archblshops One Is the chapel Of
Magi, in which were formally preser-
we'd the" Bones Of the Magi or Three
Kings, which were brought by the
Empress Helena to Constantinople
They were afterwards brought to Mi
Ian, and in llG5 presented by Fred
erick Barbarossa to an archbishop,
who brought them to Cologne. The
reliquary in which these bones are
preserved is now in the Treasury, in
which are a multitude of other very
interesting things The interior of
the church is upheld by So immense
pillars. The light mellowed by
coming through beautiful stained
glass windows, lends warmer glow
to the otherwise cold looking stone
interior. We visited the church
during High Mass and the pomp and
ceremony, the chanting, the harmon
ious tones of the organ, the kneeling
people, the incense and that grand
interior made an impression not
quickly forgotten.
But even if one take away the
Cathedral, Cologne is still town OF
unusual interest. 1t was founded b.
G. 80 by the Ubii In A. ID. 81
Agrippina, daughter of Germanicus
and mother of Nero, founded col
ony here, which was at first called
Colonia Agrippinensis.
The town has had a very interest
ing history, and has twice been the
cradle of German art. In the mus
Gums of Cologne of which there are
MANY, one sees very interesting and
valuable collections of Roman anti
quities-
BY the way | must tell YOU here
that before we left Cologne we each
INDUCED in a bottle of Eau de Col
ogne" Water, the genuine article.
From Cologne we came to Mann
helm. where we STAYED several days.
Mannheim, with 10000 inhabitants
is situated near the confluence of the
Neckar and the Rhine. Compared
to Cologne.it is a young town, having
been founded in l606. Mannheim
is the most regularly built town in
Germany, and that expression is
really more complimentary than one