German poet Heinrich Heine was once asked why men no longer build cathedrals. He replied:
“People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral.”
Cologne Cathedral took 632 years to complete.… pic.twitter.com/2UzXLbDvEc
— Culture Critic (@Culture_Crit) October 16, 2023
