Christianity: Details about 'Notre Dame De Strasbourg'
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The Cathédrale Notre-Dame (English Our Lady's Cathedral) in Strasbourg, France belongs to the grand history of European cathedral architectural design. Bishop Werner von Habsburg proposed the construction of the cathedral in 1015 AD. and it took six centuries to complete. Like the city Strasbourg, the cathedral connects Münster German and French cultural influences, while the eastern structures, e.g. the choir and south portal, still have very Romanesque features. Above all, the famous west front, decorated with thousands of figures, is a masterpiece of the Gothic era. The tower is one of the first to rely substantially on craftsmanship, with the final appearance being one with a high degree of linearity captured in stone. While previous façades were certainly drawn prior to construction, Strasbourg has one of the earliest façades whose construction is inconceivable without prior drawing. Strasbourg and Cologne Cathedral together represent some of the earliest uses of architectural drawing. The work of Professor Robert O. Bork of the University of Iowa suggests that the design of the Strasbourg facade, while seeming almost random in its complexity, can be constructed using a series of rotated octagons. Completed in 1439, the north tower was the tallest building in the world until 1874. The planned south tower was never built and as a result, with its characteristic asymmetrical form, the Strasbourg cathedral is now the premier landmark of Alsace. One can see three kilometers from the observation level, which provides a view of the Rhine banks from the Vosges all the way to the Black Forest. See also
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Kathedraal Notre-Dame te Straatsburg |
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