Famous cathedrals as seen and described by great writers (1909)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead & company · leaf 190
Chapter in 1375 erected abell-tower of wood over the nave. It nearly proved fatal tothe new edifice ; for, in 1425, it was set on fire and destroyedby lightning. In 1426, the completion of the twin towerswas undertaken ; and four years later the church was orderedto be entirely finished. The… … TOURS CATHEDRAL TOURS CATHEDRAL 139 lous gems that are still waiting for the case that Henry IV.later wished for them, received their crowns between 1507and 1547. Bishop Robert de Lenoncourt built the stonestaircase that leads to the top of the southern tower that bearson the keystone of its little…
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