The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-06-05
An Old House in Strassbura.

Holtz. Many were the artlus :.
lovingly decorated this unique ~
jewel. The baptistery was tbs !.
of John Detginger; the pulpit tha
Hans Hammerer, and ippums,,,,
humble artisans lovingly and uns
decorated and embellished Il M
anonymous tribute is touchlpe,v
vealed in the slightest details d /,
gigantic and splendid masterpiece
The Astronomical Clock
The great clock of the cathedrsl 4
been for nearly six centuries an IN
Of public curiosity and amuseua
This astronomical clock was Il
built by Bishop Bercthold Of Btt
egg in 1852, and was comblsa
two years later by Bishop John
Lichtenberg. The clock originaIly h
cupied the space facing that whid
occupies at present in the southn
transept. Besides various asr
nOmical devices indicating the m
solar time, it has a great planetanm
in which the revolution Of the plans
is represented, so that the relaip
position of each at any time can h
seen at glance. Then, on an N
waited platform, are moving fgwa
representing the four ages Of man
On a still higher platform Is ms
ural-siZed figure Of Jesus, and at noa
the twelve apostles pass before n
feet of their master, bowling low n
Peter passes, a large and mart
ously lifelike cock flaps his WING
rC30s his feathers and crows TIRE
times very loudly and naturally. ID
clock was definitely completed In l74
to be destroyed during the reyoluffa
Of 1889. But in 1912, Strasoufs
artist named Schwielgue built y
clock which still exists and is q fam
full copy of the old timepiece.
Houses Of the Renaissance.
During the Renaissance, Strassoai
enjoyed a prosperity of which ss
idea can be gained from the nun6
GUS monuments which were erected
that period. Many of these stu 8u'
especially those old houses xno
abound in the little narrow stress
the neighborhoOd of the catneoi.
where many picturesque OLD "
boards bear evidence to the pasL -
Boecklin house, which once Deions0
to a noble family of lower Aisau
among the most celebrated o.
period. The courtyard Of this n'a'
contains a magnificent stone stai's'
and it also possesses partisuss
fine Renaissance doorway. Inc NV
Of the Grow, dating from me =
teenth century, is famous fof -
courtyard, and 1t = sala "
Frederick the Great lodged tner
l74O. The House of the Dragon,
Gently demolished. was In the =
tenth century the residence "
knights of Endingen, whilst ms
nous Kamerzell house on The csn
1ral place, dating from lso''
worldwide renown. Its three s'o
we're built at successive perion,
,oiffed with its high. sianting w.
of Strassburg, " IA
an immense doyecos
is many windows. -
During the thirty years war' 49, -
ell under the rule of France; sa
,urg became French on the ."
September 1851. whilst the sDD'
ion was definitely ratifleo = -
Peace Of Ryswick in 1857. ~.
directed the construeu go
he citadel in 1852. But bis i@u
ions. strong as they were, ~ ss.a
.eslst the intensely terrinc - ~
oent TO which the Germans SUD ~
he old city in August and SEPT srs.d
$40. and Strassburg was oo. w. =
apitulate after barely moD's 4,
istance. During the snei'n's s,sox.
ity. many of its finest puDis = n
hitch were for the most par , : |
ighteenth century. were ds' 'ss.1
amongst these figured the mas''
brary.