Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 187
he reasons. The height of the naveat Amiens is 132 ft.,at Beauvais 146 ft.,at Cologne 140 ft., atBurgos 140 ft., at Mi-lan 157 ft. Milan Ca-thedral holds 40,000people. The spire ofStrassburg is 452 ft.high. The church ofSan Petronio at Bo-logna was planned fora length of 640 ft.The exterior length… … Fig. 96.—Lincoln Cathjedral. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. 17^ iO in Spain is 65 ft., at Gerona in Spain it is 73 ft. Whenthe average dimensions of the great cathedrals are con-sidered and especially the great heights of the naves,the reason for the use of the pointed arch will easilyappear. In prefer-ence…
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