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 275
eligion. Costly monu-ments of kings and princes adorn chapels of sepul-ture in most of the Christian cathedrals. The Frenchbuilt cathedrals of most imposing dimensions. Thelength of Amiens is 521 feet; that of Rheims, 430 feet.All the smaller cathedrals are above 330 feet in length.A side view of… … PLAN NOYON CATHEDRAL. Gothic Style. 253 roof is 356 feet in length; the width at the transeptsis 144 feet; the ridge of the roof is 152 feet above theground, and the towers rise 204 feet high. Flyingbuttresses, fronted by pinnacles, leap to the triforiumand clerestory; their upper faces are…
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