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07-16-2022, 04:52 PM
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Cologne Cathedral / Schreiber "re-visited" 1/300
... good evening,
... 34 years after this model was first published, there was an opportunity to assemble it again for an exhibition. It was fun and didn't reveal any catastrophic inaccuracies. At the same time, two detailed structures on the model were subjected to a fundamental revision: • Helms & Finials The fact that the finials of the west towers contained in the Schreiber model are the way they are is due to the desire for easier assembly. But somehow it always looked a bit out of proportion. Both helmets were therefore completely redesigned and supplemented with plastic and proportionally correct finials ... • Spire The spire, built in 1860 and significantly redesigned in the 1960s and 1970s, is the "third" tower of Cologne Cathedral. It is one of those parts of the cathedral for which there were no medieval building plans. In the late Middle Ages, however, the roof of the choir had a (small) ridge turret, which was renewed in 1744 in the Baroque style. However, this spire had to be removed in 1812 due to dilapidation. An "ideal view" of the completed cathedral by Sulpiz Boisserée from 1821 envisaged a massive octagonal stone tower, which could not be realized for static reasons, so that in 1860 an iron crossing tower was built directly after the roof structure of the Cologne Cathedral, based on a design by the master architect Ernst Friedrich Zwirner and plans by his deputy Richard Voigtel. The 19th-century transept was badly damaged in World War II, while the iron substructure remained almost undamaged. The spire by Zwirner/Voigtel from the 19th century is the state of construction that is shown since 1988 in the Schreiber-Bogen no. 655. The now existing spire was given its present form between 1965 and 1973 by a new cladding with decorative elements in the »Art Deco« style. The eyelashes originally attached to the base of the spire were replaced by eight angel figures made of lead-clad larch wood according to a design by the Cologne cathedral sculptor Erlefried Hoppe, for whome Hubert Bruhs made the wooden cores of the figures. An alternative spire can be built from a completely redesigned supplementary sheet, which represents the current appearance as closely as possible to the original. A handful photos of the sample assembly showing the above-mentioned improvements see below. Whether the "supplements" will be included in the production of the model is not yet clear. The self-publishing of the alternative spire is in preparation... Cheers Thomas 
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07-20-2022, 09:21 PM
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So wonderful! Unfortunately, I have never been there when there wasn't rain and with sandbags at the entrances. Maybe someday...
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