European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                He Imperial cathedrals is photos by Merle Hunter massive romanesque pillars at Worms created soaring vault but rounded Arch limited Width. So a a j. 10 in romanesque Crucifix found in rubble. Oo5e.up of Crucifix reveals great sensitivity of Carver. Gothic Chapel of St. Nicholas nestles against South Side of Worms Cathedral in Odd Harmony. Is continued from put it there when Rome was conquering Thi Mediterranean. The roman Empire 1 tar spread to the Rhine and a forum Complete with temples and administrative buildings occupied the pros " grounds of the Dom highest Pool the  the 9th Century tha Lemaw launched his drive to unify his he Rojean Empire from Worms and in i Middle Ages the City was the sit Many Imperial diets which helped snap the destiny of the  first Church on the site of i Dom was built in the 6th and in a Turies by merovingian Kings for us Cal Bishop. This along with the Law Church in Trier was the  m germanic cultural  872 lightning ripped the old thedral and forced extensive 1a lion this in turn was torn Down Aji replaced by the present Structure i Lith Century with the Cathedral dedicated in 1018 before Henry ii although not yet con Pleu lie Dom was dedicated a 1100 and 1181 after enlargements a final West Tower was t Complete 1 i the 15th Century after an Oai or tempt collapsed. This spread in ing time naturally resulted in a a by my rounded Arches at Worms Cathedral have byzantine touches Rose windows Are forerunners of gothic Era. The stars and stripes Page 1 a do Lull Elliko lilt lower which collapsed in 142j rebuilt in the midst of the  i and clearly shows traces of int High pointed Arches below Tim conical roof and modification ii c sunday May 5, 1 pillared Arches Matching the pillared irenes of the Nave vault. But it is an indication of the Art Andi of the builders of the Dom that he 15th-Century Tower with All l h Ejiri fences of the time clearly visible lends so harmoniously and successful with not Only its peer but also with Hie West apse nestled Between the two Lowers. This apse incidentally is the oldest Lart of the Dom dating from 975 when i was raised As a Monument of Victor Fly christianity Over the Heathen mag tars in the Battle of Luchfeld. It Waslar Jed to its present form about 1150, 1 it is remarkable to note that even a before the traditional beginning he gothic Era the new style Wasl Ping in As shown by the gothic lose window. Another anomaly of note is the Small Romike St. Nicholas Chapel on t h e Side of the Nave. This was added any in the 14th Century and is clearly i o Hie from sharply pitched roof Tor Osses and wide expanses of Glass. I while architecturally almost an of nought. The Chapel lends an Asyet 1 counterpoint to the massiveness1 a Dom As a whole. Inside the Dom the hand of the builder is Jess clearly de tie Cathedral and in the Romani shape the Arches Are clearly romanesque hut they a r with a series of byzantine  altar is not romanesque at l us dates from 1738 and is in High May May 5, 1968 i on of baroque style. The work of Balthasar Neumann the altar is a magnificent piece of Art in its own right. It was built to replace the fixtures lost in the fire of 1689. When the French troops of Louis Xiv put so Many German churches castles and whole cities tothe Torch in an attempt to stamp out rising German nationalism symbolized by the Kaiser dome. T he French troops either looted oldest roved most Art works in the Dom at the time. When the fires cooled Only the Walls remained the Walls and a few Art treasures. One of these Isa Ruth Century romanesque Crucifix of Wood found in the rubble under the new floor when repairs were b e i n g made a Century later the Dom is decorated with roman esque sculpture much of it vibrantly alive the Kast choir windows Are enlivened with not Only mythological beasts of the romanesque Era. But also biblical scenes such As the group show ing Daniel in the Lions Den. The Var ious wild animals were Hen As sym Bolic barriers to evil. The Worms Dom like most cathedrals has undergone its share of As Sault damage the most recent of which took place in the closing stages of world War ii when Allied bombers attacked the City. The Dom was hit. And the roof burned the massive Bells were also lost but by 1967 reconstruction had covered most of the scars and the Ca thedral was again presenting its vision of the Middle Ages to those who cared to look. Romanesque builders worked intricate designs into columns As Heie at Worms. The stars and stripes Page 15