... out of the heart of the rock, dragged them long distances and placed them one upon another, The Beautiful Necessity so that these buildings oppress while they inspire, for there is in them no ... Dame, the cathedral of Paris, as in the cathedral of Tours, the north tower is perceptibly broader than the south The only other important difference appears to be in the angular The Beautiful Necessity ... of the cathedral plan: the greatest diameter of the figure corresponding with the width across the transepts, the upper apex marking the limit of the apse, and the lower, the termination of the...