A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 230
Bk.VI.Ch. IV. GLASGOW CATHEDRAL. 209 The glory of this cathedral is its crypt, which is unrivalled inBritain, and indeed perhaps in Europe. Almost all the crypts nowfound in England were built during the Norman period, or veryearly in the pointed style. That at Glasgow, however, belongs to… … View in Crypt of Glasgow Cathedral. extends under and beyond the whole choir. Had there been an open-ing in the centre of the vault (and it is by no means clear that onewas not originally intended), it would be more like a German doublechurch than anything found in England. There is a solidity in…
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