Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-26

thedraI stood upon the banks of the Rhine from the fifteenth to the nine teenth century entirely neglected.
 The magnificent structure. from more than 300 years of lack of care or ae- tentien: was a slowly fainng into .s ruan. san. verted into magazine fors storing nay by the French, and later, to make lis dilapidation complete, the leaa VI" abstracted from it's temporary roof. Frederick William III and four Prus- sian kings rescued the old edihce rom total destruction; but it was not really a masterof the Gothic style, was put Tn charge of completing the cathedral, the annual funds for which being sup subscriptions unpad n am and from the proceeds of a lottery The cathedral Is a crucifornn structure, the nave being hanked wISn q double and the transept with singie aisles. The magnificent towers are each 51 feet in height, the loftiest Tn Au- rope, and the massive masonry ID a. beilished with flying buttreeses. euI rets galleries, corniceS, GarEoytes Aao
 The strassburg Cathedral. in Etrass- J burg, the capital lofsA!sace-LoEsraiMn s aine, M ss t i a fine structure. which dates From Lns twelfth century. It occupies tns snss 1 of" an ancient church founded oy Cios's 1 in thessixfh century. l the three beautiful portals represent among the finest Gothic works in sL,
 istenee; The light s enters tineas sae ssiass S dat | ing from the fifteenth century, ea., en1 the richly carved stone pulpit is @ets F. l of art executed by aans nss.hadrai with
 its lofty windows and perforated stafr' l case turrets, is most imposing:
 l The western facade Is SorticaiefT
 
 beautiful. having been completed exacs- lIv in accordance with the original de- sipn of the fourteenth century, wMch still exists In the Maternrs Chapel ana in the Chapel of St. John under glass. are carefully preserved the orig1nai
 sketches of the cathedral. The formef
 portion was found in France In lsie' and the latter, larger and more im- portant plan drawn on parchment snow linz the two towers and the western facade as in the completed forIp was
 discovered in Darmstadt in 1914.
 The large stafned-glass window above
 the western portal was executed oy I Milde of Lubeck. and presented cy the I German crown prince and his wife. The ,. sixteenth century glass in the north
 aisle is a particularly fine example or l the best workmanship Of that period
 The modern glass in the windows or the south portal were executed in Berlin. | were Emperor William.
 The Cologne Cathedral, while paftier u1ariy famous for it's enormously tall and ornate Gothic towers ard for it's 1: splendid sculptures, Is also rich in I splendid glass and filled with valuable J works of art The frescoes in . the | arches of the choir are by steinle and 1 represent the angel choirs. The: walls l behind the fifteenth century finely I carved choir stalls are completely cov- 1 cred with rich tapestries illustrating I the Nicene creed and the Seven Sacra- ments.
 A marble mausoleum in the Chapel of l the Three Kings contained the bones of the Magi," believed to have been se- cured by the Empress Helena and brought to Constantinople; later the | sacred relics were presented by Fred. erick Barbarosa to the Archbishop won Dassele, who removed them to Cologne | where they now repose-in . rich reii- quary in the cathedraPs "treasufy.
 The heart of poor Marie de Medfcis-- 1 who died in exile in Cologne in tho
 same year as her inveterate enemy
 Cardinal Ritheiieu, who sent her into
 exile-Is buried under an unmarked stone at the entrance to the Chapel et khA ThzAA Kin@A