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    the previous empire’s architecture and add or remove characteristics from the architecture based on their personal religious perspectives. In the same way, the Ottoman empire was influenced by styles of architecture from the preceding empires, namely the Byzantine, Iranian, and Islamic architectural styles. As a result, the Ottoman empire’s architectural style has resemblances with the Romanesque architecture, which is a blend of the ancient Roman and Byzantine architectures. And it also has similarities

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    The Gothic Art is a style which was developed in Western Europe from the Middle Ages till the Renaissance. The term “Gothic” has nothing to do with Goths, but was initially used as a synonym for “Barbaric”. Gothic art remains a standard one in the study of art history (Martindale, 2007). The extensive artistic stage that began in the northern of France had expanded throughout western and central Europe. This period was defined throughout the cities and was developed at a different pace; included

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    Gothic literature would not be complete without the rich architecture it carries in its tales, although the author does not usually state that the story is placed in a gothic setting. One can easily classify the story by the details the author leaves for the reader to interpret. Castle Of Otranto and Romance of the Forest, are all works that are categorized under gothic literature. Castle of Otranto takes place in a mysterious dark castle where a horrendous tragedy has occurred. While Romance of

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    Gothic Art History

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    Gothic Art history started many years ago. Nomads were a group of people who move from place to place to find shelter and food to survive. As the years went on they found more ways to improve to survive. This bought on a higher need for survival and personal stability of group. The first form of architecture were post and lintel, this was a basic need. Architecture evolved to be more sophisticated and fulfill the people’s needs. Consequently, Architecture evolved throughout different periods such

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    References   Architecture affirms the wealth and culture of a society. The Romanesque style is a little like Roman architecture. Gothic architecture structures were beautifully made and offered the light of the new world to be shared. Both styles can be regarded as revolutions in building styles. By comparing the Romanesque and Gothic Architectural styles, I found that both styles were popular in the middle Ages, although Romanesque was first and later evolved into the Gothic style. Founded by

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    Gothic And Gothic Art

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    Introduction ‘Gothic Art’ is the name given to define artworks made in Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries. Contrasting the “Gothic” that is understood today as dark, black or ripped fishnets, the original Gothic actually refers to “Liquid light of Heaven” where light comes into people’s live. A letter to Pope Leo X during c. 1518 from Raphael first marked the use of Gothic to describe artworks made between 12th and 15th centuries, and is further popularize by an Italian artist and writer

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    With increasing social inequality and an unsupportive government, there was civil unrest in the nation. David Watkin, in his Book ‘Morality and Architecture’ (1977), maintains that some architecture is being formed from the social, moral, and philosophical beliefs of a period. For Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, he saw Regency and Georgian architecture as an abomination. This was a period of great civil unrest and inequality. The French Revolution had occurred not long ago (1789-1799) and with a

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    Symbolism in the Gothic Art Movement Essay

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    The Gothic Art movement was not just a style of art but an extremely influential period containing its own complex history. The term is used to describe buildings and objects whose forms are based upon a range of characteristics from the middle of the 12th to the end of the 15th century. Gothic style was a development of the Romanesque yet it was Renaissance humanists who first used it as a disparaging term to describe what they saw as the barbaric architecture. With Gothic art being viewed through

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    There have been many memorable works of architecture in ancient history. So many, in fact, that it can sometimes be pretty overwhelming. It is always interesting to think about how much these individuals of the ancient world built given how behind they were compared to our lives today. In the big scheme of things, they were actually probably better off than we are today. One of the most admired and intricate works of architecture from the medieval French era is known as the Chartres Cathedral (AKA

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    VAH 2253 Critical Analysis of a Gothic-Inspired Building in London, Ontario - — St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica Jiaying Hou (250628040) 2015/3/18   St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, located in London, Ontario, Canada, is the Cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of London and Bishop is Ronald P. Fabbro, C.S.B. “… February 15, 1880, Bishop Walsh announces plans to build a new Cathedral, Joseph Connolly is named architect. … June 28, 1885, the new Cathedral is dedicated and opened; … October 6,

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