Gothic architecture

Stained glass windows are a very interesting and fascinating type of art in Gothic architecture. They were made out of melted sand and wood ash, and were colored using powdered metals. They then put the pieces on a design board and fitted them into strips of lead, and then used putty to waterproof it and put them in a metal frame. These were not only used for decoration because they also told stories, the church was an important part of learning. The windows showed images of the story of the bible

Romanesque and Gothic Architecture AS 90821 - McKenzie Henare Catholicism expresses its faith and relationship with God through many techniques whether it be art, teachings, scriptures or architecture. Extravagant cathedrals built show our relationship and faith in God. But when theories and ideas about why the styles are what they are. There was a time where the original Romanesque architecture became outdated and Gothic architecture was the new style that showed our faith and relationship with

The ultimate expression of French Gothic architecture with magnificent stained glass windows lies within the Sainte-Chapelle. Sainte-Chapelle is considered a perfect example of the Rayonnant style of Gothic architecture. Sainte-Chapelle is located within the Palais de Justice complex on the Ile de la Cité, in the center of Paris. King Louis IX commissioned Sainte-Chapelle between 1241-1248 to house his relics and Christ’s Crown of Thorns. Louis IX bought the Crown of Thorn for 135,000 Livres. For

Architecture themes are most commonly seen in the different ecclesiastical buildings of the times. These buildings are the most likely to not be destroyed over time, and are made with the finest materials so they are sturdy and prepared for the thousands of people who will walk through them. The cathedrals and churches of 500-1000 AD mark the Byzantine Period, and these buildings are very similar and different to the western ones succeeding it from 1000-1200 AD in the Romanesque and Gothic Periods

design was based on Gloucester Cathedral in England and is immense" (Architect Design).  As I stood in awe of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, from the southern direction, it is quite a sight to behold, with its lofty, square-shaped, double-bayed, pinnacled Gothic tower rising from the crossing to the nave. The crossing is the space in which the transept traverses the nave along the cathedral's main axis. The stone facades of the cathedral are dark in color, which distinguish it from the embellished window

November 2015 Abbot Suger of St. Denis and the Rise of Gothic Architecture         Religion has always been a part of our identity. Today, the population wander around the world seeing these wonderful churches and religious buildings all around us. The architectural style of the Middle Ages was very prominent: high stone vaults, internal elevations of multiple stories, rounded arches, and thick walls. This was characterized as Romanesque architecture. Suger revolutionized everything. He reworked these

become what it looks like today. Cathedrals during the Romanesque period and Gothic period stand out in architectural history. Many factors play an influence on how the architecture of these cathedrals came to be. Two Cathedrals, The Cathedral of Saint James (c. 1078-1122) sculpted by Maestro Esteban during the Romanesque period and Abbey Church of Saint-Denis (1140-1264) under the guidance of Abbot Suger during the Gothic period clearly reflects how influences of the time period, technological advances

element is characteristically Gothic? FLYING BUTTRESS Gothic architecture is characterized by all except: DARK INTERIORS Gothis is a word that comes from the reference to the Goths (Visigoth and Ostrigoths) who were barbarian peoples settling in Europe around in the 4th century A.D. TRUE Which exterior architectural element helped distribute the weight of the walls of Gothic churches? FLYING BUTTRESS Abbot Suger did NOT coin the term GOTHIC TRUE Gothic was a term invented in the:

The Catholic church in the medieval time was using gothic architecture that was flourishing throughout Europe. It had the flying buttresses that seemed to reach out into Heaven, but by the time the Renaissance came along, it had longed been expired. The cathedrals built in this period was constructed with the classical style of the Romanesque era. Therefore, the ones like the cathedral built by Brunelleschi in Florence does not have the gothic flying buttresses, but instead, the Roman dome. Now

Essay The Renaissance was a time studded with great historical events where society moved forward, offering a transition from the ancient world to the modern, and providing the foundation for the birth of the Age of Enlightenment. In particular, architecture had thorough advancements during the Renaissance and with the discovery of ratios by Pythagoras, ratios became an aesthetically pleasing structural aspect of design. Symmetrical architectural designs were ones that flourished and Brunelleschi’s