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- A westwork (German: Westwerk), forepart, avant-corps or avancorpo is the monumental, west-facing entrance section ("west front") of a Carolingian, Ottonian...
- little structural or visual relationship to the building behind it. These westwerks take a great variety of forms as may be seen at Maria Laach Abbey, St...
- matters.: 7  The first stone church was consecrated in 844. In 873–885, the Westwerk that is still extant today was constructed. Corvey thus became "one of...
- of the third and current cathedral between 1225 and 1264. The imposing westwerk with its nearly identical towers was built as part of the second cathedral...
- of the 11th century. The nave was vaulted in the mid-12th century, the westwerk was added in 1188 and the entrance portal on the north side in 1551. The...
- Wayback Machine Neonchocolate Berlin ArtiBerlin Magazin Neurotitan Berlin Westwerk Hamburg Taz.de 'Schon Ikonisches' 2013 Taz Wochenende 31 August 2013 p...
- Felsenkeller and in July 1882 to the depot with horse stables near today's Westwerk. In 1896 the line was switched to electric operation and the line was extended...
- consecrated in 1061. This phase of construction, called Speyer I, consists of a Westwerk, a nave with two aisles and an adjoining transept. The choir was flanked...
- in charge, Peter Zindel, whose plans foresaw the gothicization of the westwerk. Humann prevailed over him when he called in the Prussian conservator Heinrich...
- Old Church of the Cross, after the collapse of the Westwerk. Painting by Bernardo Bellotto, called Canaletto, c. 1765...