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Show HISTORY WROUGHT IN STONS Marvels of French Architecture Which the Uncivilized Hordes of Germany Ger-many Would Destroy. In architecture France Is supreme, It well may be said that without France there would have been no Goth.: ic architecture. The cathedrals of; France are absolutely unrivaled, says Cass Gilbert in the World's Work. One has only to mention the names of No-; tre Dame de Paris, Bourges, Reims,; Chartres, Rouen, Amiens, Beauvais and Coutances to bring up memories of mir-; acles of creative design which no! words can fittingly characterize or de-, scribe. Wonders of constructive ingenuity as they are, they have a yet more su-; preme significance as evidence of the. refinement and taste of a people in-j stlnct with emotion and ennobled by! idealism in its most exalted phase. These great buildings give expression to the spiritual aspirations of a great people. They are constructions of superb scale and fascinating beauty, embellished embel-lished by tracery and arabesque, carving carv-ing and Inlay, stained glass, tapestry,, bronze and Iron of marvelous craftsmanship crafts-manship and exquisite design. They-are They-are the product of a thousand years of faultless taste, the contribution of Innumerable thousands of craftsmen devoted to the glory of God and the love of France. And It Is this glorious nation that the hordes of Germany; would destroy. |