Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
also known as Strasbourg Minster,
is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Although
considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely
considered to be among the finest examples of high, or late, Gothic
architecture. Erwin von Steinbach is credited for major contributions from 1277
to his death in 1318.At 142 metres, it was the world's tallest building from
1647 to 1874 (227 years), when it was surpassed by St. Nikolai's Church,
Hamburg. Today it is the sixth-tallest church in the world and the highest
still-standing structure built entirely in the Middle Ages. Described by Victor
Hugo as a "gigantic and delicate marvel", and
by Goethe as a "sublimely towering, wide-spreading tree of God", the
cathedral is visible far across the plains of Alsace and can be seen from as
far off as the Vosges Mountains or the Black Forest on the other side of the Rhine.
Sandstone from the Vosges used in construction gives the cathedral its
characteristic pink hue. Source
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