/lit/ - Literature

I think one of the best passages in the decline of the west is about gothic cathedrals. The way how spengler talks about the gothic way of building as an imitation of the primal forest that covers europe. The gothic columns in a church, nothing more than tree trunks rising up and forming a big wood. The stained glass as an imitation on leaves that filter out the sun light and falls in the church like it would fall in a forest.

This passage made me realise how beautiful gothic cathedrals are and that I should visit them more, regardless if I believe in God or not.

What is your favourite passage of the decline of the west?