Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . ntburc, from the littleriver Linther, which flows into the Lahn atthis point. The cathedral of Limburg is the most im-posing and homogeneous of all the romano-ogival edifices of Germany. Consecrated to St. George, this churchdates from the latter years of the twelfth cen-tury and the early part of the thirteenth. Itwas erected by Count Henry of Nassau, andreplaced two more ancient edifices on thesame site. Without a doubt it is a mediaeval monu-ment which stands supreme in its class, thoughits grandeur comes not so much from meremagnitude as it does from
Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . ntburc, from the littleriver Linther, which flows into the Lahn atthis point. The cathedral of Limburg is the most im-posing and homogeneous of all the romano-ogival edifices of Germany. Consecrated to St. George, this churchdates from the latter years of the twelfth cen-tury and the early part of the thirteenth. Itwas erected by Count Henry of Nassau, andreplaced two more ancient edifices on thesame site. Without a doubt it is a mediaeval monu-ment which stands supreme in its class, thoughits grandeur comes not so much from meremagnitude as it does from the general dis-position of its plan, and the wonderful blend-ing of the transition elements which, after allis said and done, in Germany, are not else-where very pronounced. The seven spires and towers of this cathe-dral form a wonderful grouping and make asky-line more broken than that of any othergreat church in all Europe. There is a certain symmetry about this out-line, but it is not pyramidal, after the manner 182 1 1 t; ^iT J^i. L LMBURG CATHEDRAL Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine of the cathedral at Bonn. In short, it is rem-iniscent only of itself. On the west are a pair of massive towerswith conical caps, which give a fagade at onceremarkable and distinguished. Flanking the north transept are two smallertowers, and the same arrangement is foundjust opposite on the south. Above rises the great central octagon, sur-mounted in turn by a dwindling octagonalspire, not beautiful in itself with its steeplyinclined slate or lead roofing, but which,under all atmospheric conditions, lends a har-mony to and is a key-note of the whole struc-ture which is wonderfully effective. The interior plan is conventional and sim-ple enough, consisting of the usual threenaves, with an easterly apse, surrounded byan ambulatory and flanking chapel. Within, as well as from the outside, theefifect is one of an ampleness which is notborne out by the actual dimensions, whichfact, of course, sho
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