. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. SOUTHWARDS. 513 unique monument, as well as of other remains of this pe-culiar style of architecture extant in Transylvania. The cathedral has suffered in all possible ways, nowby fire, now by bombardment, explosion, and destroyinghordes. The south portal, at present walled up, is par-ticularly tasteful. The leaves on the corners of thecapitals are bent downwards, to indicate the ponderous-ness of the superincumbent weight. In the field abovethe portal is a representation of Christ, the right handraise
. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. SOUTHWARDS. 513 unique monument, as well as of other remains of this pe-culiar style of architecture extant in Transylvania. The cathedral has suffered in all possible ways, nowby fire, now by bombardment, explosion, and destroyinghordes. The south portal, at present walled up, is par-ticularly tasteful. The leaves on the corners of thecapitals are bent downwards, to indicate the ponderous-ness of the superincumbent weight. In the field abovethe portal is a representation of Christ, the right handraised to bless, and on one side St. John, and on theother an older apostle. Two doves, symbolic of theHoly Ghost, brood beside their heads. The way in which the flat surface was made to look light,and diversified,and graceful, isshown in a cor-nice on the northside, where ani-mals, and foli- age, and gro-. tesque forms are brought toffe-es o ther with hap-piest skill. Thetwo figures heregiven are from awindow, one ofthem standingon either side. There is in the fortress a new barracks, with officersdwellings, built with lavish extravagance. The cost was500,000 florins, and while looking at it I could not helpsaying to myself, Thats the way the money goes. Nearthe town stands a cross, to mark the spot where a bishop 2 L 514 TKANSYLVAXIA. fell in battle against the Turks. In the struggle a Kemynalso died to save Hunyadi, being purposely dressed likehim. The Turks had vowed to slay the leader, and whenthey had succeeded in reaching and killing Kemyn, theythought their great aim was accomplished.* But he sud-denly appears; the consternation is great, and the battleis decided against the infidel. This place—once the Roman colony Apulum—was thestation of the thirteenth legion, Muhlbach also. Thereare churches for all creeds here now : for Lutherans, Cal-vinists, Roman Catholics, Jews, and
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