. The Rhine and northern Germany: handbook for travellers. rederick II. The first &>. sill Li ■£*!♦♦♦ V U ♦ ♦ ♦ projector of a plan of acathedral was Archb. Engel-bertl., surnamed the holy,who was murdered on theGevelsberg at Schwelm byFrederick of Isenburg, 1225,and whose bones are pre-served in a silver casket inthe treasury. The first ar-chitect is believed to havebeen Meister Gerard of Riehl,a village near Cologne, towhom the Chapter made agrant in 1527 in recognitionof his valuable services. The construction of thesacred edifice progressedslowly, chiefly owing todifferences between the
. The Rhine and northern Germany: handbook for travellers. rederick II. The first &>. sill Li ■£*!♦♦♦ V U ♦ ♦ ♦ projector of a plan of acathedral was Archb. Engel-bertl., surnamed the holy,who was murdered on theGevelsberg at Schwelm byFrederick of Isenburg, 1225,and whose bones are pre-served in a silver casket inthe treasury. The first ar-chitect is believed to havebeen Meister Gerard of Riehl,a village near Cologne, towhom the Chapter made agrant in 1527 in recognitionof his valuable services. The construction of thesacred edifice progressedslowly, chiefly owing todifferences between the arch-bishops and the citizens,and the choir was not con-secrated till 1322. Theworks were at length com-pletely abandoned at thecommencement of the 16thcent. In 1795 the building was converted by the French into ahay magazine, its ruin being rendered more complete by the abstrac-tion of the lead from the roof. The late kings of Prussia, Frederick William IV. and his pre-decessor , rescued the sacred edifice from total destruction. The. t Caution. Travellers are recommended not to engage any of thenumerous valets-de place who hover about, in and near the cathedral, astheir services are unnecessary. The Nave with the stained-glass windowsis open the whole day ; the Choir, in the intervals of divine service. Thefollowing are the only authorized fees (1—5 pers.): 1. For opening the choir,choir-chapels, and Dombild, 15 Sgr. ; 2. For the attendant who conductsvisitors along the upper choir-gallery, round the exterior of the cathedral,and to the summit of the tower, 15 Sgr.; 3. For opening the treasury, theshrine containing the relics of the Magi, and the Dombild, l|2 Thlr. Cardsare procured from the Suisse, who is generally in or near the transept. Anypayment in excess of the above fees is entirely gratuitous. B< N. Germany, ith Edit. 2 18 Route 3. COLOGNE. Cathedral. latter caused it to be examined by the eminent architect Schinkelin 1816, and subsequent
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