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connect the exterior with the interior of the building. These details are found in the wood carvings of Sanders Theater, the great transept doors, the sandstone frieze that surrounds the exterior, the columns and wrought iron gates, the buttress, the stained glass windows, and the chandeliers. Also there is ornamental ironwork that outlines the roof if Sanders Theater and crowns the four subsidiary towers. Another feature of Memorial Hall that captures the mood of its exterior is the layout of the remaining

Monuments & Meanings Essay In the country of Iraq and France stand two monuments that hold a distinct purpose in cultural background and architecture: The Ziggurat at Ur, and The Charters Cathedral in Paris. Despite the difference in time, and place the people who built them shared a goal and a dream. Through the importance of their faith, they used that strength to guide them. The people of Ur and Paris created a sanctuary for their god, used that place as an edifice to worship, took the time to

Standards for the age group you have selected. [2-3 paragraphs] My lesson will incorporate the understanding of shapes with the artwork of Frank Lloyd Wright. The students will first be taught about Frank Lloyd Wright and will be shown examples of his stained glass artwork. We will also read parts of the Children’s Book Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids written by Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen to learn about his life and various artworks. After learning about Frank Lloyd Wright we will then discuss the artwork as

pictorialist architectural photo executed by the British photographer Frederick H. Evans in 1900. The photo features the diminishing perspective of a stone corridor in the British Gothic cathedral. Sunlight streams through the lavishly decorated stained glass windows. The narrow corridor leads the viewer on a visual pilgrimage experience. The elaborate floral patterned canopies, window frames, and wall of niches symbolizes the materialized world of the senses. While the arched doorway represents

supportive, structures that hold beauty and power of the divine, urging us to look upwards both literally and figuratively. The mind is attracted to the literal brightness of the cathedrals because of the large amount of light that is let in through the stained glass; however, it should lead us to the “True Light” which is God (PPt.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens and the Cathedral at Saint Denis are two cathedral with many similarities and differences making them unique. Each cathedral has aspects that are similar to one another. The cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens has several names such as Notre-Dame d’Amiens and Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens. Cathedral at Saint Denis also has more than one name including Basilica of Saint Denis and Basilique Saint Denis. Both of these cathedrals were built in France. These

symbolizes the plague as coming from the pores on the face, but not flowing grotesquely, produces a powerful image. Inside the abbey, there are seven rooms. Each of the areas is themed in a different color. The rooms lead one into another and have stained glass windows that match the color of the rooms. Oddly, though, the windows are set in the corridor and not facing outside which creates more of a dramatic effect. The rooms start at blue, then purple, green, orange, white, violet, and lastly, black

the Cathedral, there have been five churches on the site of Chartres, all of which were burned down. This was seen as a series of disasters that spurred people to rebuild. Chartres Cathedral is noted for it’s architecture, sculptures and elaborate stained glass windows. ​It is not said that the Cathedral of Chartres was designed by architects, but by building contractors who were led by men trained in the delicately complex aspects of their craft. Many people teamed up in the making

“Now come on!” I followed her, thinking about what she had said. Perhaps someone had been moving a painting of her behind me. But I had been able to see the wall behind her, and paintings weren’t translucent. A stained glass window then. Yes, that was it! Someone had been moving a stained glass window behind me as I looked in the mirror.

The Acropolis and Chartres Cathedral are two building with immense historical and cultural value that are admired to this day. In Arts and Ideas, Marien Warner and William Fleming discuss about the physical features and purposes of these iconic structures and the ingenuity implemented in them. They were not only build as religious or cultural centers, but also to prove that they are capable of producing works that are different and revolutionary with regards of their esthetics and architecture. Although