Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 231
ress, and the finial. Classicalarchitecture charms because its beauties are near by, forits elevation is low. It also astonishes, because of thegreat masses of stone in the foundations, in the columns,and in the architrave. Gothic architecture creates as-tonishment because its roofs and towers and… … cathe;drai< of rhijims. Gothic Style. 209 § Perfected Gothic Facade with Towers. A com-parison of the weslera facade of the Cathedral of Rheims(Fig. 147) with that of Notre Dame of Paris (Fig. 141)will make evident the purpose of the architect to elim-inate the horizontal features from the…
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