European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Churches of Germany gothic i by Sam Bauman staff writer probably the Best known of the architectural styles of the cathedrals of Europe is the oddly Mist i tied shape of the word is italian was used in that country As a polite form of sneering at the works of the barbarians to the North gothic originally was a Quick Way of summing things up As everything in bad gothic period roughly 1250 to 1500 a.d., although a precise dating i impossible followed the romanesque indeed blended into it adapting some of its forms to the new style. The features of the gothic the pointed Arch the ribbed vault the massive support buttresses were reworkings of the ear Lier romanesque designs carried to log ical extremes. The gothic architects faced the problems which had baffled the creators of the romanesque school solve them. The round Arch of the roman esque period was mathematically limited to half the Width of the base the gothic planners achieved much greater height by use of the pointed Arch which was limited Only by the strength of the material the buttresses which Hel the supporting pillars in place. The vaulting similarly benefited from the thrust of Angle with the Stone ribs giving strength to the lofty roofing. Page 10 editor s note Jit has been remarked that the shape of a culture is often most clearly shown by the kind of buildings it leaves behind the pyramids of Egypt the temples of ancient Greece the Arches coliseum of the romans the great Wall of China which symbolizes the closed world of. That Man in the Pursuit of he beliefs has left behind is still building magnificent expressions of his Faith in his cathedrals his churches. Anil following articles the stars stripes will look at some of the major styles that have been developed using the churches cathedrals of Germany As examples / the stately Tower of the Minster of our Tody in Freiburg is magnificent example of the gothic. The stars stripes sunday april 28, 1968
