Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . Cathedrals and Chttrches of the Rhine The effect of its five towers is that of a greatpyramid rising skyward from a broad base. In the main, it is a construction of thetwelfth and thirteenth centuries, but it is. Vll/VSTER. known beyond doubt that the choir and thecrypt were built in 1157. To-day there arevisible no traces of even the foundations ofthe primitive church. There are two polygonal apsides, more no-ticeable from without than within. 221 Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The main portal, or the most elaborate atleast, is that of the north fa
Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . Cathedrals and Chttrches of the Rhine The effect of its five towers is that of a greatpyramid rising skyward from a broad base. In the main, it is a construction of thetwelfth and thirteenth centuries, but it is. Vll/VSTER. known beyond doubt that the choir and thecrypt were built in 1157. To-day there arevisible no traces of even the foundations ofthe primitive church. There are two polygonal apsides, more no-ticeable from without than within. 221 Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The main portal, or the most elaborate atleast, is that of the north fagade. The interior is not as sombre and sad asis often the case with a very early enter, one ascends eight steps to the pave-ment, when the rather shallow vista of thenave and choir opens out broadly. There are a series of white marble statuesrepresenting the birth and baptism of Christ,and some paintings of notable merit, includingan Adoration. In the crypt, already mentioned, are thebones of the martyrs, Cassius, Florentinus, andMalusius. The chief interest of the interior, outsideof the constructive elements of the fabric, cen-tres in a great statue of St. Helene in bronze,which is placed in the middle of the grandnave. It is a fi
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