• iiiOP
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    4 days ago

    I remembered seeing cages, like these, hanging from the Cologne cathedral, maybe 20 years ago. But I can’t seem to find any reference on it.

    Does anyone know if I’m (mis)remembering?

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      At Colongne cathedral it is/was a scaffold for construction works that was attached to the towers and was moved along the proceding of the restauration.

      https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Köln%2C_Dom.JPG/900px-Köln%2C_Dom.JPG?20140914205916

      Attached to the Lamberti church Münster are three human sized cages which displayed the remains of the executed leaders of the Anabaptists after the 16th century uprising.

      https://wiki.muenster.org/images/a/a3/Lambertikirche3_kaefige_k.jpg

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        Wow, the engineering on that scaffolding must’ve been pretty interesting.

        Essentially cantilivered loads but balanced by the opposing side.

        I’d love to see a 3D graphic of it from an oblique angle - like a CAD wireframe.

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          The building likely has put holes for scaffolding, most older stone buildings do for pointing and service.

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        4 days ago

        Thank you. Hope I’m not misremembering to the point that I mistook scaffolding for human sized cages.