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The second advancement of the Gothic architects solved problems of the Romanesque period. The Romanesque cathedrals had thick walls that gave the feeling of confinement, and their massive arches seemed ill proportioned to their small windows, which created little light. The rib vaults allowed the architects to increase the spaciousness and height, reduce the thickness of the supposrting walls and arches, and enlarge the area of the windows inside the cathedrals.

Much of the architecture in the Romanesque era evolved into Gothic architecture. The Gothic era ran from the 12th century into the 16th century. There wasn’t necessarily a clean break from Romanesque to Gothic styles of architecture, but rather a gradual shift in design. The main characteristics of Gothic architecture are the pointed ribbed vaults and arches, flying buttresses and, in place of solid walls, a cluster of columns. Due to the vertical emphasis of the design, the archways could be redesigned and stretched or pointed. Four main Figure 5 – The depressed arch supported by fan vaulting at King’s College Chapel, England.

The second advancement of the Gothic architects solved problems of the Romanesque period. The Romanesque cathedrals had thick walls that gave the feeling of confinement, and their massive arches seemed ill proportioned to their small windows, which created little light. The rib vaults allowed the architects to increase the spaciousness and height, reduce the thickness

Roman Architecture has always been embraced deeply due to the simplicity and the aesthetic sensation it communicates. However, the actual reason it is truly recognized, is by its very structured and functional design methodology. The idea of design methodology can be broken down into many aspects. These aspects include ideas such as, materials used (brick and concrete), design concepts, design techniques (arches, vaults, domes) and how each design satisfies its intended purpose and large exterior and interior spaces. There are many important Roman designs, but the two designs that demonstrate the Roman design methodology is the Pont du Gard in Nimes from 20-16 BCE and The Pantheon from 125 A.D.

In fact, many of the infrastructural advances often attributed to the Romans were actually Etruscan in origin. For example, the Etruscans developed a system of drainage within their cities that was unmatched by any other culture at the time, and directly led to the creation of the famous Roman aqueducts . As well, the Etruscans built many roads between their cities that the Romans later used, and aspects of the Etruscan’s road building techniques can be seen in Roman roads. One of the most well-recognised features of Roman architecture is the arch, but the use of arches was actually a technique adapted from the Etruscans. Public Etruscan buildings were usually made to look impressive, and this is something that the Romans carried on, as they used similar bright colours and high archways to create a stunning effect. The Etruscans tended to build their cities in a grid pattern, and while Rome itself was laid out in a rather haphazard fashion, many other Roman cities were built in a more grid-like, Etruscan

For example, in Ancient Rome, most of the buildings were build be using columns, therefore, the buildings were more reliable. In many of our buildings today you see this same columns used in buildings in our society today. For instance, “You can see the influence of Roman architecture in government buildings, large banks, and even some famous buildings like the United States Capitol Building (Ducksters).” A building that the Romans built that also takes a big part in our society today is the Pantheon. The Pantheon was built in the shape of a dome, and was built to honor every god the Romans worshipped.

It all started in 1905 New York City, New York when St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church moved to the location of 54th Street and Lexington Avenue. On the northwest corner of the Citicorp Center site was the original location for the church, causing the church to be demolished and moved. To build the Citicorp center, the church made an agreement with Citicorp which stated that a new church was to be built on the same corner and have no connection or columns passing through the church. This was a great engineering challenge and architects weren’t sure if the demand was too much and the proposal possibly be unfeasible.

The word “Romanesque” means the “Roman Manner.” This term was created to describe early medieval European church architecture around 1150-1200. The features that make these churches Romanesque are the solid masonry walls and rounded arches and vaults of the Roman buildings. Vaults were very important to Romanesque architecture. Vaults were made because they were strong and durable, and they allowed for the Gregorian chant to be enhanced, because of the acoustical effect.

Defining characteristics which began to create the line between Romanesque and Gothic architecture was the use of flying buttresses, this allowed for more light, bigger windows, and of course the use of a pointed arch rather than the rounded arches. Other characters which were developed and characterized as Gothic were the inclusion of large vertical towers, flamboyant spires, plate tracery windows, emphasis on windows, the reintroduction of sculptures, glass stained windows.

The Romans built Arches all over the empire to commemorate military triumphs and other significant events. The Roman arch was the foundation of Rome's architectural glory. Arches permitted Romans to build bigger buildings, longer roads, and better aqueducts. The arches direct pressure downwards and outwards which allows it to have the ability to support heavy structures. The main feature of the arch is the keystone. It is the last thing added during construction and it locks all the other stones into place. There is a keystone at the top of every arch. The Romans did not invent arches. They have been used since prehistoric times. The prehistoric arches however could only support small structures whereas the Roman arches could support very

In the beginning of the Imperial period, Roman people started to achieve the significant architecture originally. Since, Romans admired on the Ancient Greek art, Roman architecture was combined with different aspects and elements of the style from the classical architecture including Etruscan architecture and Greek architecture. In fact, both of these architecture styles are called classical architecture. Furthermore, Romans added their own

The Chartres Cathedral was, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220 in Chartres, France. While the construction of the Colosseum was 1,100 years earlier sometime between 70 and 72 ce in the center of the city of Rome, Italy Encyclopedia Britannica (2014). During the erections of these buildings, the architects not only desired to reach great heights visually, but also aspired to pioneer new techniques. This is why through innovation and experimentation there are several distinguishing characteristics of the Chartres Cathedral. The architects used the pointed arch, the ribbed vault, groin vaults and incorporate flying buttresses to create the Gothic style. Similar the Colosseum practice the use of groin vaults. The Colosseum consists of 80

One prominent theme that has been encountered throughout this course has been the idea of influence from one culture to another; a cultures influence on another can impact things such as stylistic transition, and transfer of subject matter. The combination of local traditions and newly introduced ideas will allow for new types of artwork to be produced. Artwork during the Early Medieval era, Romanesque era, and Gothic era demonstrates how local and imported ideas intermingle to produce new things. In order to fully express the idea of cultures integrating local ideas with ideas of other cultures to form new artworks, focusing specifically on architecture will allow for the theme to be fully justified. During the dynamic Early Medieval era, which dates back to 500-1000 BCE, European identity was developed and stimulated by Europeans interactions with other cultures in Eurasia and the Mediterranean. During the Early Medieval era early Christian basilicas such as Santa Sabina and San Paolo fuori le Mura (St. Paul’s Outside the Walls) maintained the basic structure of the Roman basilica, and incorporated local ideas, which include added Christian elements such as the transept and the ambo. The Romanesque era is the art of Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century. Romanesque architecture retained many basic features of Roman architectural style, which include round-headed arches, vaults, apses, and

After Charlemagne’s death in 814, a terrible and dark period of cultural decline and terror ensued. It took a long time for the terror to end and the conquerors of various parts of Charlemagne’s empire to come together and create conditions for peace. With that peace came the Romanesque architecture movement. Now it can be hard to distinguish what exactly Romanesque architecture was

The Romans engrossed some crucial know-how from the Etruscans. The article states “this included the “arch” and the ”vault”, which were destined to carry Roman engineering into a development directly away from that of ancient Greece” (Roman architecture [sa]). The vaulting techniques used by the Romans were the simple geometric forms: the groin vault, the segmental vault, and the semi-circular barrel vault. The vault surfaces were customarily covered with stucco or tiles as recommended construction techniques.