Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . Fig. 49. Fig. 49 is a plan of the choir, in which the original Plan ofand intruded piers are distinguished, as well as those choirwhich were rebuilt after the fall of the tower in the16th century. Only one of the original four piers at thecrossing remains, that at the south-east corner ; the rest j. g. \. 9 I 10 AMIENS AND BEAUVAIS [ch. vn Beauvaiscathedral were rebuilt in the flamboyant style as well as the firstintruded pier on the north side. The area of the originalpier is barely 64 square feet, and the load on it at arough calculation, i
Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . Fig. 49. Fig. 49 is a plan of the choir, in which the original Plan ofand intruded piers are distinguished, as well as those choirwhich were rebuilt after the fall of the tower in the16th century. Only one of the original four piers at thecrossing remains, that at the south-east corner ; the rest j. g. \. 9 I 10 AMIENS AND BEAUVAIS [ch. vn Beauvaiscathedral were rebuilt in the flamboyant style as well as the firstintruded pier on the north side. The area of the originalpier is barely 64 square feet, and the load on it at arough calculation, in which I am probably below themark, is not less than 12 tons per square foot. To haveadded that vast tower to this was little short of madness1. The aislevaults. Fig. 50. The use made of the intruded piers in the aisles iscurious. The original quadripartite vault of the widebay is retained, though in the choir it is turned into sex-partite, but at the intruded pier a skeleton rib (Fig. 50)is thrown across the aisle to support the crown of the 1 According to modern rules the load that can safely be placed onordinary stone, per square foot, varies from 5 to 8 or 9 tons and on Portlandstone 14 tons. But I have no doubt this is constantly exceeded in greatmediaeval churches. ch. vii] AMIENS AiND BEAUVAIS i u
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