St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture

St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg is the result of four construction phases, restoration around 1900, and the repair of war damage sustained in 1944-45. The medieval structure shapes the city with its robust silhouette. The Middle Ages left behind a form consisting of an original basilica with a massive hall choir and the addition of a tower, which restored the balance of the building's volumes. Of the basilica (c. 1230/40 – 1273), dominated externally by Romanesque forms, only the clerestory of the nave and the (former) transept remains, along with the lower stories of the twin towers and the three-story west choir. The interior of this basilica is entirely Early Gothic, in the "orthodox" form of the French-influenced superposition of arcades, triforium, and clerestory – even if the "triforium" here resembles the windows of a Hohenstaufen palace. The High Gothic period saw alterations to the west choir and towers, as well as to the side aisles (first half of the 14th century). While the clerestory windows lack any division, the new structure boasts sophisticated tracery. The artistic pinnacle was reached with the hall-like choir, completed between 1361 and 1379, encompassing the inner choir under a colossal, unified roof – a masterpiece by the Parler family of builders from Cologne and Schwäbisch Gmünd, who also created St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. This choir, whose buttresses are exceptionally richly articulated, can be described as the "Parler choir façade," although the term "façade" here refers to something quite different from the Italian concept. Because the west choir gave the church a "bipolar" appearance, a conventional main facade with large portals could be avoided. Significantly, the most elaborate section of St. Sebald's stands opposite the town hall, vividly illustrating its status as the "council church." The watchmen's rooms and spires were added in the 1480s; the southern spire, with its sound openings for small bells, creates a slight asymmetry. Despite its differences, St. Lorenz Church, in its various construction phases, follows in the footsteps of St. Sebald.

Dr. Pablo de la Riestra, 2022

See also: St. Lorenz Church as Architecture