... to the skies. The structural miracle was achieved as the result of man's ceaseless striving to build vertically (Norwich 115). "The high vault, functionally so unnecessary, was mainly responsible for the cathedral taking the particular form that they do,"" (Norwich 115). A new spirit had been leashed: less cloistered and introspective, more confident and optimistic. These churches Were symbols ... attached to columns, which screened the jambs of all 3 doorways (Kleiner 490). Proclaiming the majesty and power of Christ, these sculptures was destroyed from the western fazade during the Fr...

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