GERMAN ARCHITECTURE. 1—VIII.
north Germany. — (Continued.)
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OT all the noteworthy edifices in this part of the country are of wood. The Gewandhaus of Brunswick, an ornate
structure of 1590 (Figure 49) and the handsome porch of the Town-hall of Halberstadt (Figure 50), added in 1663 to a Gothic building, are in stone.
Along the middle course of the Weser there are numerous castles; the principal of these is Hamelschenburg, erected between 1588 and 1612. The profusion of gables, chimneys and towers gives an unusual life to the silhouette; the fasciae are enriched with sculptured star patterns.
We will also call attention to the chateau of Hulsede, built 1529-1548, Schwobber, dating from 1574, and Bevern, 1603. The style of these is neither pure nor elegant; the picturesque element predominates; an extraordinarily animated character is imparted to the silhouettes by the numerous irregular projecting motives; the effect is still further heightened by the ornateness of the details, and especially by the texture-like decorations revetting the walls, a kind of embellishment of which we have already spoken.
The religious architecture of these regions is well represented in the church of Wolfenbiittel, designed in 1604 by Paul Franke. It is Gothic in plan and construction, while the forms are Renaissance. The same architect designed the handsome University of Helmstadt for Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick (1593-1612).
Hanover ranks, without question, among the German cities * in which Renaissance art has left the most remarkable productions. The houses, with their main gable facing the street, are
soberly decorated; the windows are divided by slender colon
1 From the French of Lambert and Stahl, in Planat’s Encyclopedic de V Architecture et de la Construction. Continued from No. 821, page 178.
nettes, and one or two projecting constructions, beginning at the foundation, add life to the facades (Figure 51). The whole possesses a character of dignity which sometimes
Fig. 50. Porch of the Town-hall at Halberstadt.
approaches stiffness, particularly when the rather slight stone colonnettes bear a resemblance to wood or iron. But, as a general thing, the tranquillity of these compositions depends
Fig. 49. The Gewandhaus at Brunswick.
Fig. 51. Facade at Hanover.
north Germany. — (Continued.)
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OT all the noteworthy edifices in this part of the country are of wood. The Gewandhaus of Brunswick, an ornate
structure of 1590 (Figure 49) and the handsome porch of the Town-hall of Halberstadt (Figure 50), added in 1663 to a Gothic building, are in stone.
Along the middle course of the Weser there are numerous castles; the principal of these is Hamelschenburg, erected between 1588 and 1612. The profusion of gables, chimneys and towers gives an unusual life to the silhouette; the fasciae are enriched with sculptured star patterns.
We will also call attention to the chateau of Hulsede, built 1529-1548, Schwobber, dating from 1574, and Bevern, 1603. The style of these is neither pure nor elegant; the picturesque element predominates; an extraordinarily animated character is imparted to the silhouettes by the numerous irregular projecting motives; the effect is still further heightened by the ornateness of the details, and especially by the texture-like decorations revetting the walls, a kind of embellishment of which we have already spoken.
The religious architecture of these regions is well represented in the church of Wolfenbiittel, designed in 1604 by Paul Franke. It is Gothic in plan and construction, while the forms are Renaissance. The same architect designed the handsome University of Helmstadt for Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick (1593-1612).
Hanover ranks, without question, among the German cities * in which Renaissance art has left the most remarkable productions. The houses, with their main gable facing the street, are
soberly decorated; the windows are divided by slender colon
1 From the French of Lambert and Stahl, in Planat’s Encyclopedic de V Architecture et de la Construction. Continued from No. 821, page 178.
nettes, and one or two projecting constructions, beginning at the foundation, add life to the facades (Figure 51). The whole possesses a character of dignity which sometimes
Fig. 50. Porch of the Town-hall at Halberstadt.
approaches stiffness, particularly when the rather slight stone colonnettes bear a resemblance to wood or iron. But, as a general thing, the tranquillity of these compositions depends
Fig. 49. The Gewandhaus at Brunswick.
Fig. 51. Facade at Hanover.