Romanesque Revival architecture

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 ideas

Fano is an Italian town found in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. Reaching the Fano, you may visit the old corner of the walls in Fano. The city, famous for its carnival, the oldest of Italy, appears to be the third largest city in the Marche region, after Ancona and Pesaro. Fano is located near the sea. Near the picturesque fishing port is the new yachting and leisure centre. Fano’s small cathedral is the former church. Many alternations were made still now to preserve it in the best way for the

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

artwork during this time period revolved around religion themes. During the Middle Ages up until the start of the Renaissance period, art saw many drastic changes through the years. Three main types of art during this time period was Byzantine Art, Romanesque Art, and Gothic Art. These art styles in the Middle Ages changed a lot throughout the years From 500 to 1000 AD Byzantine Art was the main form of art used. It began with the foundation of Constantinople. This form of art was developed from the

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

were stone figures of holy people and the Holy Family used to enhance the entryways, or gateways, of houses of God in France and somewhere else. The models on the Royal Portal of Chartres Cathedral (c. 1145–55) were minimal transformed from their Romanesque forerunners in their hardened, straight, straightforward, stretched, and hieratic structures. However, amid the later twelfth and the mid thirteenth hundreds of years models turned out to be more casual and naturalistic in treatment, a pattern that

The paintings composed during the Romanesque era were also highly involved with religious subjects. Toman emphasized this by describing the different uses of paintings as well. He explained that paintings were very similar to sculptures. They were used to decorate the interior of churches just like sculptures. They also consisted of many of the same images as sculptures did such as saints and religious themes. But a distinct difference in the use of paintings was that they were used for book illuminations

come to mind, but did you know the spark for gothic architecture originated in France. Many things contributed to the creation of the famous gothic arches, including the origin, design, where they are seen today, and the tools used to construct them. The original gothic arches were created in 12th century France. The French, however did have inspiration from 6-11th century Romanesque architecture and some ideas from Islamic architecture. Romanesque arches were very similar to gothic arches except

Nia Wilson Ms. Holbrook 2nd Period 16 November 2015 Outline Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as the Notre Dame Cathedral, is the most popular monument in Paris. It is a good example of French Gothic architecture. Despite being extremely famous, even more so than the Eiffel Tower, the cathedral is an active Catholic church. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris was built on the site of Paris’s first Christian church, Saint Etienne basilica, which was built the site of the Roman temple to Jupiter

The most important difference found between French and English Gothic cathedrals is their differing and almost oppositional emphases on verticality or horizontality. Here the terms define what they imply – a critical focus on either height or length, which is emphasized by the features of the cathedral. For example, the French penchant for height can be found in cathedrals such as Notre- Dame. The nave vaults rise 115 feet off the ground, at the time this was considered outrageously high. The main