One other thing the master mason knows too well, is that more times than naught, he is only there to initiate the ‘miracle’ and almost never sees the work in completion. In the center of the story, always, is a master mason the architect of the impossible, a gifted and cerebral one, a craftsman who knows his trade too well. And every one of these masterpieces has its own unique story. Almost everywhere you turn, you are confronted by one towering spire or the other. I am now in Germany, the land of the Rhine, the pride of the early Goths, and a place of many remarkable cathedrals. A fantastic cathedral however, no devil builds! This cathedral, as all others we know and have come to adore, is a result of the tireless and brilliant coordination of the rare and inestimable gifts of men we know as masons. In fairness to this fable, the size and magnificence of the Cologne Cathedral is worthy of otherworldly credits and it makes good sense that a fantastic legend such as this is the only way Middle Age Cologne could explain this incredible structure taking shape before their eyes. 1 Even the ability to build the impossible structure was ascribed to the same source. There is an old legend that suggests that the striking design of the Cologne Cathedral was in fact given to Master Gerhard of Ryle by the devil. All photographs are by the author, except where otherwise specified. Deyemi Akande is the 2016 recipient of the H.
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