Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: OF THE CATHEDRAL OF STRA.SBURG. 19 point of the triangle that encircles the inside fronton, which is decked with figures playing on different musical instruments. On the sides facing the North and South, the two towers have each a large window with most beautiful rosa- ees. Over the window on the South...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: OF THE CATHEDRAL OF STRA.SBURG. 19 point of the triangle that encircles the inside fronton, which is decked with figures playing on different musical instruments. On the sides facing the North and South, the two towers have each a large window with most beautiful rosa- ees. Over the window on the South side is seen a very old sculpture, the grotesque figures of which represent the night revelling of sorcerers. The frontons of the other porticos are also adorned with rosaces. On the second tier of the middle porch is a large rose-window that occupies the whole width of it. It is surrounded by a detached arch, which as much on account of the elegance of its workmanship, as of the boldness of its construction, is one of the most admirable parts of the Cathedral. The large painted windows have been repaired by skilful artists, Mr. Killer and Mr. Miiller. Where the second tier begins, at the bottom of the rose-window, are four equestrian statues, placed in niches in the counterforts, three of which, those of Clovis, Dagobert and Rodolphe of Habsburg, were erected in 1291, the fourth, that of Louis XIV, was placed only in 1828. Clovis and Dagobert were the benefactors of the church of Strasburg. Rodolphe stands ihere, less on account of his liberalities to the Cathedral, than for having been to the last the valiant friend of the Republic of Strasburg. King Louis XIV accompanies the three olhers, rather from adulation than any other cause. On the upper tier of ihe fagade are placed the equestrian statues of king Pepin the Short, of Charlemain, Olho the Great and Henry I the Fowler. On the south-side are seen in the first tier the emperors Olho II, Otho III and Henry II; in ihe upper tier of the same side, the equestrian stalues of Conrad II, Henry III and the statue of Henry IV. On...