Worms Cathedral - Wormser Dom

Japanese: ウォルムス大聖堂 - うぉるむすだいせいどう(英語表記)Wormser Dom
Worms Cathedral - Wormser Dom

This is a cathedral in the city of Worms on the Rhine in Germany. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries, along with the cathedrals of Speyer and Mainz. The architectural style shows a mixture of late Romanesque and French Gothic styles from the upper Rhine region. The plan is symmetrical, with a double chancel and octagonal chancels on the east and west. A bay of the nave corresponds to two bays of the side aisles, both of which are cross-vaulted. Twin towers with internal stairs are built in the east and west apses, and a low octagonal tower with a pointed roof is placed at the intersection of the nave and transept. The side aisle entrance is unique to Germany and England, and the side walls have flat, slender pilasters alternating with semicircular arched windows, and the eastern apse features a relief of a demon, a typical symbol of medieval Germany. The nave has a French-style ribbed vaulting, while the side aisles have the traditional (non-ribbed) vaulting of the region, creating an undeniable architectural incongruity within the interior.

[Katsuya Hamatani]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ドイツ、ライン川畔のウォルムス市にある大聖堂。シュパイエルやマインツの大聖堂と並んで12~13世紀に造営された。建築様式にはライン川上流地域における後期ロマネスクとフランス・ゴシックの交錯が認められる。そのプランは二重内陣式で東西に八角形の内陣が設けられるという相称的形態をみせる。そして身廊のベイ(柱間)1区画が側廊のそれの2区画に対応し、双方とも交差穹窿(きゅうりゅう)が架せられている。また内部に階段のある双塔が東西のアプスにそれぞれ建てられ、身廊と翼廊との交差部には尖頭(せんとう)形の屋根をもつ、低い八角塔がのせられている。側廊に設けられた入口はドイツとイギリスにおいてのみみられるもので、側面の壁体には平坦(へいたん)で細長い片蓋柱(かたぶたばしら)と交互に半円アーチ形の窓が開けられ、東側アプスには中世ドイツの典型的象徴であるデモンの浮彫りがみられる。なお身廊がフランス式のリブ穹窿であるのに対し、側廊はこの地方の伝統的な(リブを用いない)穹窿である点など、内部の建築的な不調和は否定できない。

[濱谷勝也]

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