local traditionalists it was used to preserve the cathedral structural integrity steel helps protect against fire and wood worms. but more importantly industrial age technology enabled the cathedral construction to be swiftly completed last american engineers are said to have learned a lot here for later use in the construction of skyscrapers but it was the local population who benefited most. it was also a job creation scheme for current workers because the drop was always a project by and for the local community and in the nineteenth century especially there was a very close connection between the community and the cathedral that. when the cathedral was finished it was the tallest building in the world a powerful symbol but there was a price to be paid. the price the question is used the cathedral to advance their
a day to some wisconsin mileage business and. that was the lowest point in the cathedrals history the french even use part of the structure as a stable. of the two with during that period the mediæval archive was also lost and even today we don t know if it still exists or if it does where it might be the blueprint known as facade elevation f. also disappeared at the time if. for subtle. f. is an original mediæval drawing of the west portal the blueprint of the cathedral. to decide when and for the story of elevation and if it is quite incredible it s four meters high drawn in ink on parchment few need and was rediscovered in the mid nineteenth century and how it of program half of it turned up in paris border into
speaking of disruptive in the mid one nine hundred eighty s. the cathedral square became a rendezvous point for skateboarders from all over the country christian shall count was one of them. is five years there was a lot going on here and it was cool to be part of it the backdrop was cool too especially at night when the cathedral was lit up that was special and it makes you want to stay out there a while longer and skate to my own new fans of some of the clan. the debate went on for twenty years finally the skateboarders had to move elsewhere some of them a still upset about that decision. those are the kinds of it s purely subjective some people thought that we were violating the integrity of the cathedral but how can you damage cathedrals reputations in this the world so how can you do that by skateboarding the matheson and him here.
patrolled the cathedral square for twenty seven years he likes his job despite the rising threat level. is this your backpack or they are step closer. yes. it is until recently terrorism is not a new problem that s been around for a number of years but we re still at risk of course is if you hear cologne is part of a danger zone that includes germany and all of europe found homes. so what s the answer fences more security personnel that s the sort that s been the best protection would be for people to just leave the cathedral of animist it s a place of worship a place for pilgrims and the community as a whole dimensions some people who walk past might have their doubts about the cathedral but once they go inside they almost always find it a moving experience not been mentioned so at five. since two thousand and seven the magic of the cathedral has been in hans by the new south window the work of cologne
the pyramids at giza in egypt were the world s largest structures but in the thirteenth century the title passed to colognes cathedral skilled labor from all over europe took part in its construction. mentioned he did in those early cathedral builders did an incredible job they were the first people to lay the foundations for a building that they would never see completed triumph and boards and they knew it and thus most of the my it s there it s tough to see into. the foundation pit was seventeen meters deep there is as much masonry down here as there is above ground. point of order today a structural engineer. i would say that this is way over the top the foundations don t need to be this big but it also means that we don t need to worry if there s an earthquake you have been given. and this is the most earthquake prone region in germany two types of rock were used to make the foundations hard black battled and