(Figure 18), the bridge of the barefooted Carmelites, on the model of the Rialto at Venice, and the town-hall, which is of a cold, monotonous style (Figure 17), but contains a remarkable hall in the first story. After the death of Elias Holl no more structures of striking merit were erected at Augsburg.
Baden, which has often been ravaged by war, possesses in the north only the two great castles reared by its margraves, Gottesau near Carlsruhe, constructed in 1553, enlarged in 1558, despoiled by the troops of Louis XIV, burned in 1736 and restored in 1740, has, notwithstanding all these vicissitudes, preserved its primitive external architecture, which is commonplace and even excessively uninteresting. Its first proprietor apparently foresaw that it would be converted into barracks in the nineteenth century — the lot, alas, of many other old castles that were deserving of a better fate. Gottesau has, however, found its proper sphere and we will reserve our regrets for a more fitting subject. The castle of Baden, situated on a hill in a lovely country, is in the main also devoid of interest; a pavilion at the angle of the terrace, designated wholly without reason the “ Tower of Dagobert,” is in elegant style; it is domed with a lantern borne on eight pillars connected by arches and with half Ionic columns.
The southern section of Baden is richer; Constance and Freiburg in the Breisgau have preserved a few fragments from
the latter part of the sixteenth century, but nothing very remarkable. Ueberlingen, a small town on the shores of Lake Constance, possesses, on the contrary, a Stadt-Kanzlei of peculiar character, bearing the date of 1590 (Figure 19). On a hill, not far from Ueberlingen, rises the castle of Heiligenberg, a construction of the second half of the sixteenth century, in which there is one of the largest and finest Renaissance halls in Germany; this apartment is one hundred and eleven feet long, forty wide and twenty-six high. The ceiling is superbly painted in bright colors, and a magnificent fireplace adorns the hall at either extremity (Figure 20).
Alsace can boast of several quite important sixteenth-century structures. The Renaissance was early introduced here, as is shown by the house in Colmar, of which we give an illustration (Figure 21) ; it is dated 1538. Picturesque wooden buildings of beautiful execution are also seen in Alsace.
In the Palatinate, the old town of Ratisbon (in German, Regensburg) which was the residence of powerful bishops, abounds in monuments of all the periods. In the windows of the cloisters of the cathedral forms are attempted which indicate that the Renaissance made its advent there early in the sixteenth century (Figure 22). These windows are among the oldest examples of the style in these parts. We also give (Figure 23) a portal from the court of the bishop’s palace, which bears some evidence of Italian influence. It is dated 1565.
[ To be continued.]
ARCHITECT, OWNER & BUILDER BEFORE THE LAW. 1 —VI.
THE ARCHITECT’S DUTIES TO HIS EMPLOYEE.----THE ARCHI
TECT’S POSITION IN SOCIETY.
THERE appears to be a difference of opinion among courts as to the position of architects in society. In Minnesota,
their relation to their “ customers ” has been mentioned in a judicial decision, as if they were merchants of some sort; but in Missouri it has been distinctly held that they practise “a liberal profession,” and this view appears to be rapidly gaining in favor. As professional men, their duty is plainly laid
down in the text-books, and in many decisions of courts. They are bound to serve their employers with reasonable skill and care, and, of course, with perfect honesty. They are not
THE SKILL AND CARE REQUIRED OF ARCHITECTS.
bound to the utmost skill, such as only a few members of any profession attain to, but they must show what other architects will generally consider to be a reasonable degree of professional intelligence and knowledge. The care and attention, apart from the skill, which they should devote to their employer’s affairs, ought to be greater than that which they would bestow upon their own affairs of similar character, in order to satisfy the legal idea of their duty; but the testimony of other architects will be admitted to show whether the care
1 Continued from No. 815, page 81.
Fig. 20. Hall of the Chateau of Heiligenberg.
Baden, which has often been ravaged by war, possesses in the north only the two great castles reared by its margraves, Gottesau near Carlsruhe, constructed in 1553, enlarged in 1558, despoiled by the troops of Louis XIV, burned in 1736 and restored in 1740, has, notwithstanding all these vicissitudes, preserved its primitive external architecture, which is commonplace and even excessively uninteresting. Its first proprietor apparently foresaw that it would be converted into barracks in the nineteenth century — the lot, alas, of many other old castles that were deserving of a better fate. Gottesau has, however, found its proper sphere and we will reserve our regrets for a more fitting subject. The castle of Baden, situated on a hill in a lovely country, is in the main also devoid of interest; a pavilion at the angle of the terrace, designated wholly without reason the “ Tower of Dagobert,” is in elegant style; it is domed with a lantern borne on eight pillars connected by arches and with half Ionic columns.
The southern section of Baden is richer; Constance and Freiburg in the Breisgau have preserved a few fragments from
the latter part of the sixteenth century, but nothing very remarkable. Ueberlingen, a small town on the shores of Lake Constance, possesses, on the contrary, a Stadt-Kanzlei of peculiar character, bearing the date of 1590 (Figure 19). On a hill, not far from Ueberlingen, rises the castle of Heiligenberg, a construction of the second half of the sixteenth century, in which there is one of the largest and finest Renaissance halls in Germany; this apartment is one hundred and eleven feet long, forty wide and twenty-six high. The ceiling is superbly painted in bright colors, and a magnificent fireplace adorns the hall at either extremity (Figure 20).
Alsace can boast of several quite important sixteenth-century structures. The Renaissance was early introduced here, as is shown by the house in Colmar, of which we give an illustration (Figure 21) ; it is dated 1538. Picturesque wooden buildings of beautiful execution are also seen in Alsace.
In the Palatinate, the old town of Ratisbon (in German, Regensburg) which was the residence of powerful bishops, abounds in monuments of all the periods. In the windows of the cloisters of the cathedral forms are attempted which indicate that the Renaissance made its advent there early in the sixteenth century (Figure 22). These windows are among the oldest examples of the style in these parts. We also give (Figure 23) a portal from the court of the bishop’s palace, which bears some evidence of Italian influence. It is dated 1565.
[ To be continued.]
ARCHITECT, OWNER & BUILDER BEFORE THE LAW. 1 —VI.
THE ARCHITECT’S DUTIES TO HIS EMPLOYEE.----THE ARCHI
TECT’S POSITION IN SOCIETY.
THERE appears to be a difference of opinion among courts as to the position of architects in society. In Minnesota,
their relation to their “ customers ” has been mentioned in a judicial decision, as if they were merchants of some sort; but in Missouri it has been distinctly held that they practise “a liberal profession,” and this view appears to be rapidly gaining in favor. As professional men, their duty is plainly laid
down in the text-books, and in many decisions of courts. They are bound to serve their employers with reasonable skill and care, and, of course, with perfect honesty. They are not
THE SKILL AND CARE REQUIRED OF ARCHITECTS.
bound to the utmost skill, such as only a few members of any profession attain to, but they must show what other architects will generally consider to be a reasonable degree of professional intelligence and knowledge. The care and attention, apart from the skill, which they should devote to their employer’s affairs, ought to be greater than that which they would bestow upon their own affairs of similar character, in order to satisfy the legal idea of their duty; but the testimony of other architects will be admitted to show whether the care
1 Continued from No. 815, page 81.
Fig. 20. Hall of the Chateau of Heiligenberg.