03 — ARTWORK
Interior view
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- Interior
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COMMENTARY
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The main parish church in Ulm is the work of the Parler family. Two masters by the name of Heinrich and Michael Parler planned a large church. The design changed from hall structure to basilicaa church building, usually facing east, with a tall main nave and two or four side aisles of lesser height. There may also be a transept between the nave and the choir, which is reserved for the clergy. Originally, the basilica was an ancient Greek administrative building, and the Romans used this form for markets and law courts; it then became a place of assembly for the early Christians, and thus a church., however, the navethe main interior space of a church building. It may have parallel aisles on each side, often separated from it by pillars, and is intersected by the transept, which cuts across it at the point where the choir begins. reaching a height of 42 metres, which makes it one of the most imposing in Europe. The change was the responsibility of the architect Ulrich von Ensingen, known to have worked in Ulm from 1392. He designed the tower, which was to become the highest church tower in the world, reaching 162 metres. He also designed the vaultA roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when two barrel vaults intersect; and the rib vault, consistong of a framework of diagonal ribs supporting interlocking arches. The development of the various forms was of great structural and aesthetic importance in the development of church architecture during the Middle Ages. of the nave, completed in 1471.
The outstanding feature of the church is the handling of light. Developing throughout the 15th century, the filling of a church with bright, clear light became one of the distinguishing characteristics of German church architecture. The effect was achieved not by making the windows larger, but by using the new, mostly clear, glazing.
The photo shows the nave toward the choirthe part of a church interior, usually raised and set apart from the rest of the church, reserved for the clergy to pray together, or for choral singing. Since Carolingian times, "choir" has been the word for the part of the central nave of the church extending over the crossing (the place where nave and transept intersect), and including the apse (a niche in the wall, roofed with a half dome) that often stands at the end of this area. with the ancient glass in the apseA semicircular projection, roofed with a half-dome, at the east end of a church behind the altar. Smaller subsidiary apses may be found around the choir or transepts. Also known as an exedra. The adjective is apsidal. and the wooden filigree canopy of the nave pulpit.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Interior view by ENSINGEN, Ulrich von},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ensingen-ulrich-von-rd6f5077e04cc0f/interior-view-r52ba224f84225f},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
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