In Susan Howatch‘s series of books, mentioned in my last post, calling the cathedral Starbridge she writes: “We all
came at last to Starbridge, radiant, ravishing Starbridge … beyond the
roof of the nave, above the massive block of the tower, the spire itself
was rising and rising and rising, yard after yard, foot after foot,
inch after inch, upwards and upwards and upwards until at last it had
tapered to the point which supported the cross.”
-copied from
here.
On Chereion, Dominic Flandry:
"...rose from the radiant city, into the waning murky day." (p. 600) (For reference see
here.)
Starbridge Cathedral has a rising spire. The Chereionite city has rising spires.
Addendum: The domes and towers of Starfall on Hermes are "...arrogantly radiant..." (
Flandry's Legacy, p. 18)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And this reminded me of the cathedral of Domkirk, seen in Section V of "Outpost of Empire": "...It was all colored vitryl, panes that formed one enormous many-faceted jewel, so that by day the interior was nothing but radiance--and even by moonlight the outside flashed and dim spectra played." I like the idea of using a material as transparent as glass, but far stronger, for building churches with. It would cut down drastically on the need for using brick or stone. I've suggested in another combox that the Sainte Chapelle in Paris, with its minimal use of stone, comes close to fitting this description.
Sean
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