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Geneva Cathedral: View of two transept towers, apse and central spire

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Switzerland
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The present structure, dedicated to St. Peter, is a transitional Romanesque-Gothic work, begun in the 1160s and finished ca. 1232. It is small (l. ca. 70 m) and built to a basilical plan. The two transept towers represent the survival of a Carolingian tradition of building that was common in the Middle and Upper Rhine regions. The general plan was influenced by Cistercian churches, with two rectangular chapels at the east end of each transept. The cathedral retains its carved capitals, which are among the finest Romanesque and Gothic examples of this form of sculpture in Switzerland. It is known as the adopted home church of John Calvin, one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Inside the church is a wooden chair used by Calvin. The Neoclassical facade was added in 1750.

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G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
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Material Type
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Bern Minster: Exterior view of lower half of main facade with Last Judgment portal

Bern Minster: Exterior view of lower half of main facade with Last Judgment portal

Basel Cathedral: Exterior view of church showing cloister attaching to the church

Basel Cathedral: Exterior view of church showing cloister attaching to the church

Bern Minster: Interior view looking back at organ loft above main entrance

Bern Minster: Interior view looking back at organ loft above main entrance

Geneva Cathedral: Detail, later neoclassical portico addition

Geneva Cathedral: Detail, later neoclassical portico addition

Bern Minster: Interior, view towards altar and apse

Bern Minster: Interior, view towards altar and apse

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