Abbot Suger stated this in the 
twelfth century and drove
forward the construction of the 
Cathedral of Saint Denis near 
Paris. The walls of its choir
set a standard for centuries
to come: For the first time,
an unprecedented, delicate system
of buttresses and arches made it
possible to fill the walls
of a choir with colored glass.

The urge to soar high and
the chants of monks defined
a new relationship between
music and architecture:
the decisive aspect was
the intensity with which
music could spread into
all parts of the space
and in all directions.

For the praise of God.