Alexis Rickards
Gothic Architecture
2 December 2014
Art History 1 1303 Gothic Architecture
Traveling the streets of France I see a beautiful church that catches my eye. Walking up to it, I notice first its extraordinary architecture. The structure looks to me as a Gothic church which contained openings on the outside so every day light could come through the building. Looking up, one could notice the massive towers and spires. The walls had such great detail that were solid so the building could hold the impressive roofs. This is not a Romanesque church, if it were the building would have much less windows and the building would be much more symmetrical.
A Romanesque churches would be massive but nothing compared to this Gothic church. It would contain thick walls, piers, large towers, round arches, and decorative arcading. Walking into the church, is what confirmed my beliefs that I'm viewing a Gothic church.
Walking in I see “four buttresses that divided the facade into three bays corresponding to the nave and aisles. Looking above the buttresses, the towers also display a triple division and a progressively greater piercing of the walls from lower to upper stages. The tripartite division extends throughout the facade, both vertically and horizontally (pg 358).” Walking further into the church, I look up at the roof and notice the beautiful detailed vault. It was a concaves cylinder roof that looked like a barrel. Due to the large
Rickards 2 amount of light that is let in because of the arched openings the nave appears very tall. Now that
I am paying more attention to the walls and were the light is coming from I notice the stained glasses that has many different designs. The work that has been done on the windows is very detailed and skilled. While viewing this church I start to remember the other churches I have seen that show some similarities to this one but also many differences and I am reminded of the
Romanesque church. If this church was a Romanesque church I would have walked into very different architecture because the Romanesque
While stave churches may sound like simple and quaint Scandinavian places of worship, they actually have a rich history that combines the religion and architecture of medieval Europe with the folklore and construction techniques of Norsemen from the late first century until the Black Death. Construction Stave churches, though primarily found in Norway, can be built anywhere with the right weather, materials, and craftsmanship. The term “stave church” simply refers to the type of construction of…
The Romanesque style transformed into the Gothic style during the Middle Ages. This happened for many reasons. The Romanesque period was a time of trial and error while the Gothic period was a time of advancements in inventions. Religion was an important factor in the shift between Romanesque and Gothic. The locations of the two types of cathedrals also contributed toward the change between Romanesque and Gothic, as well as the power of the relics and the community to raise funds for the Gothic…
Salisbury and its Comparison to Stephen Earle’s Work By: Emily Machlin Abstract This paper will discuss Stephen C. Earle and his connection to Salisbury Laboratories and to Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It will compare other works of his time and other building details to Salisbury Labs while touching on expansions and additions to the building. From the beginning of Worcester Polytechnic Institute architecture has been a big part of the campus feeling. And over time every building that…
Alisha Williams Chartres Cathedral The Romanesque Style in architecture and sculpture. 10/16/2013 The Five books of the Histories. This chapter is about the life and works of Rodulfus Glaber, whose works and life was greatly influenced by the kings of France and Germany, and also by the Capetian dynasty, where he lived for a while after the election of Hugh Capet. Glaber was regarded as one great man of politics, with the writings of his diaries becoming keyhole views of the world as it was…
scenery of sculptures, churches, palaces statues, all describing its rich Italian culture. Florence is one of the most statuesque cities in Italy, with a history as unique as the city itself. Renaissance in Italy first hit the city of Florence, and are more pervasive here than anywhere else. The city's economy and its writers, painters, architects, and philosophers all made Florence a model of Renaissance culture. Florence is home to a multitudinous amount of churches, public buildings, and…
artist *The Last Supper, Tintoretto, 1592-94, oil Chapter 15- This chapter focuses on the rise in Christianity in western Europe and the arts of Byzantium. Early Christians borrowed iconography from Greek and Roman art. Early Christian churches were constructed in the style of a Roman building called a basilica. It consists of an apse, nave, aisles, and clerestory. •Apse: Altar •Nave: Open central space •Aisles: Passageways •Clerestory: Upward extension pierced with windows. A…
most artistic. Looking at the materials, art, and icons of cathedrals are ways to gauge how beautiful the building is. St. Basil’s Cathedral was the most beautiful cathedral made in its time. Some words that would be helpful to know as these churches are being described, which will be quoted…
because they never thought He would bring such terrible times upon them. After the Dark Ages population began to increase, hope started to spread and places where bishops could teach Christianity were filling up fast. The purpose of the larger churches were to be able to hold enough people for coronations, christenings, weddings, funerals, church services, and many other splendid occasions. Thus the process of making cathedrals began. A cathedral is the biggest church in the diocese, or region…
“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” Viktor Frankl The higher goal of every person is to find oneself in this journey called life. Many people are not even aware they are looking something higher that will fulfill their being. Some people made it sooner and some of them later. Some people „accidentally” find themselves in the river of life that flows quietly, and some individuals have been troubled on stormy waves of life for long time. Whatever the circumstances…
Not once did the local populace ever rise up to oppose the barbarian invaders. Legacy of Rome • Republic Government • Roman Law • Latin Language • Roman Catholic Church • City Planning • Romanesque Architectural Style • Roman Engineering Aqueducts Sewage systems Dams Cement Arch The Byzantine Empire Rome Has Fallen! Umm…. Not quite. Sure, Rome is sacked by the Vandals. But only the Western Empire crumbles…
