Interior, Speyer Cathedral

a. What does this image show?

b. Why is that significant?


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a. The cathedral interior illustrating the innovative use of groin vaulting.

b. It allowed for the small clerestory windows above the tribune arches which brought more light into the cathedral interior. It allows for more height and compartmentalization, and it also allows for a more convincing rhythm in the nave.

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