第二次シュパイヤー大聖堂のアプシスと霊廟建築

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The apse of Speyer cathedral was not a semicircular plan but a rectangular one originally. In the 1080s it was probably rebuilt by Benno von Osnabruck, a well-known architect of the time. Most scholars have explained that the purpose of this rebuilding was either a repair of the chancel eroded by the Rhein, or the reinforcement to support the weight of the tunnel vault. However we should note that there are no signs of river erosion on the foundations and also that the foundations of Speyer I are structurally sturdier than those of Speyer II. These facts suggest that the alteration of plan could not have been for purposes of repair or reinforcement. Furthermore I assume that flood prevention was not performed by rebuilding the cathedral itself but by the construction of the bank. My conclusion is that the alteration from a rectangular plan to a semicircular one, the composition of the elevation of several horizontal layers and the line of niches were all actually created with the mausoleum of Salian Kaiser in mind. In short, Benno von Osnabruck rebuilt the apse of Speyer cathedral in order to manifest visually the attributes of sepulchral architecture.
2003-03-31