Resumen de Architektur als Instrument territorialer Machtpropaganda Über die Westfassade und die Vorhalle des Frauenburger Domes und ihre Beziehungen zu Nürnberg und Prag
This article aims to analyze the western part of the cathedral at Frombork/Frauenburg in Prussia, which was the seat of the bishops of Warmia/Ermland. Some details of the cathedral suggest that the church investors wished to emulate the Frauenkirche in Nuremberg, founded by Charles IV. Both buildings share the decoration of triangular gables in the form of deep niches with hanging trilobes in their upper parts. The porches at both Nuremberg and Frombork have rib vaults decorated with applied figures of angels. The cathedral was completed in 1388 by Henry III Sorbom, who was the former secretary of Charles IV. The bishops sought to maintain independence from the Teutonic Order, so they emphasized their position and alliance eith the emperor. In that context, the formal similitary of the two buildings becomes understandable.
