Gothic architecture began primarily in France where French architects where inspired by the pointed arches of the Moorish architecture. This era lasted from the 12th to the 15th century. It was succeeded by renaissance architecture. This style appears again with the gothic revival in the 18th century. Gothic architecture can easily be recognized for its pointed and ribbed arches, flying buttresses, stained windows and fascinating sculptures. These structures are some of the tallest in the whole of Europe. St.Patricks cathedral in Dublin is Ireland’s primary and most famous piece of gothic architecture. The overall goal of gothic design in cathedrals was to receive as much light from outside to create an airy feel that reaches for the heavens. …show more content…
Flying Buttresses are described as being the most technical and intricate part of designing these gothic buildings. They are made up of two pieces: the block or ‘buttresses’ and the ‘flyer’ an arch reaching from the exterior wall to the buttress. Bricks or stone supports were added to the exterior of the walls by an arch. The function of these buttresses where to absorb and channel disruptive forces like wind to the ground. The benefit of these is that they do not affect the interior of the building itself. However it now became acceptable to let these buttresses be seen without having to cover them under the roof as previously done. A flying buttress works by moving a force from vaulted ceilings and wind that push against the outer wall across the “flyer” and then down the buttress to the ground. Similarly flying buttresses allowed rainwater to be drained from the …show more content…
The nave is usually taller than the aisle including windows which light the central area. In most churches the transept does not project beyond the aisle, however in English cathedrals transepts boldly project beyond the aisle. French Italian and German churches are similar in respect of the transept being a shallow chapel containing a sanctuary. These transepts turns the rectangular floor plan into the shape of a Christian cross. The apse was a semi-circular alcove set into one end of the building. The choir is where the churches singers, priest and monks where located. It is not a place for the average person.
Late gothic architecture also known as flamboyant gothic architecture emerged around 1280 and continued all the wat to the end as renaissance architecture took over. It’s similar the English architecture in its perpendicular style. S shapes where commonly used in windows. The focus moved from functionality to image which was due to society changing at the
The flying buttress are comprised of a massive vertical masonry block and a segment of a quadrant arch that bridges the gap between the buttress and the
Structure of the Old North Church a. 4 floors built with wine brown bricks as Tower b. Then a part called Belfry which the bell is housed inside. c. Lantern is a level of a steeple tower that has opening around its sides, and allows the light to shine through the church d. Spire is a top white part of this steeple tower which has a pyramidal shape. e. Then there is a wine brown bricks church behind the steeple about half height of the steeple tower, with dark brown roof.
The influence of the Architect in the Gothic style from the Middle- Ages was rapidly spreading throughout the world reaching United States of America. The structure has survived through time and destructive whether. The Gothic
Comparing Gothic Literature Setting is not equally important in modern Gothic story. In “Fall of the House of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe adheres to the traditional settings of Gothic literature. However, in “Where is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oates , Oates doesn’t follow after most Gothic writers and uses a different setting than in most Gothic literature.
The Germanic style of art called Animal art is a characterized by the distorted animals that it depicts, and it's seemingly random shaped objects that at closer inspection are made up of small symmetric shapes. The distorted animals are described at twisted and stretched, and sometimes made up of significant parts of other animals. The griffin is a an example of this style, which is a beast made up of an eagle head, and a lion body. Many examples of this art are made of gold and enamel with different highly valuable gems to emphasize features. There exists three styles categorized as Style I, II, and III which preceded one another over 200 years in particular.
They’re so big, some of them, they have to have these supports... These supports are called buttresses...remind of viaducts, for some reason... you don’t know viaducts, either? Sometimes the cathedrals have devils and such carved into the front. Sometimes lords and ladies.
From 500 to 1500 AD Europe was not in a dark age, because of their advances with the Gothic Cathedrals, their conquests in the Crusades, and their organization within their Government. During 1163 through 1345 Europe had many architectural advancements, such as the Gothic Cathedral and the Notre Dame. According to the Gothic Cathedral document in Universities and Cathedrals it states,”Common features of gothic cathedrals included architectural innovations, including: large columns, high ceilings with ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows.” This quote supports that Europe was not in a dark age because it shows how many architectural innovations were made during this time period.
Gothic literature is a style of literature that takes place in the past, most of the time it has someone who dies and it has a creepy vibe/tone behind it . Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is a good example of Gothic literature because it shows how a man goes to visit an old friend and see how his friend and his friends twin sister die. “The whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day. ”(13)
Various gothic elements are depicted by the following gothic writers: Washington Irving, Richard Matheson and Edgar Allan Poe; elements such as: entrapment and supernatural characteristics are illustrated in the short stories: “The Devil and Tom Walker;” “Prey;” and “The Raven.” Entrapment was a significant element represented in all of the short stories aforementioned. In, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” soon after Tom Walker established his broker’s shop in Boston “he made money hand over hand, became a rich and mighty man, and exalted his cocked hat upon "Change." He built himself, as usual, a vast house, out of ostentation, but left the greater part of it unfinished and unfurnished, out of parsimony. He even set up a carriage in the fulness of his vain-glory, though he nearly starved the horses which drew it”(Irving 326).
Within the pantheon almost all lines draw the viewers eyes to the Oculus. Another key element of the pantheon aside from the Oculus are the coffers, in addition to providing weight reduction within the dome the concentric rings created by the coffers radiate out from the Oculus carrying the ring down to meet the wall mimicking the Oculus (see fig. 1). Also present within the coffers are vertical line that converge at the Oculus. Both elements that bring attention to the focal point of the building. This trend continues onto the walls where the rectangular window like recesses in the walls are adorned with a pediment pointing upwards, likewise on the floor where rounded pillars are again capped with a pediment.
The room I chose at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum follows a Gothic theme. Its objects such as paintings, tapestries, altar pieces, and various furniture showcase this theme with period works from the fourteenth century and later revival styles from the nineteenth century. While the majority of the furniture is
The Pantheon and Brunelleschi 's Dome in Florence both share a common idea of the dome in ancient history. They were built and different times, the Pantheon and Brunelleschi 's Dome differ in both design and architecture. This paper is going to analyze the Pantheon in Rome and Brunelleschi 's Dome in terms of their constructional and design techniques, and their historical circumstances of the construction of them both. The Pantheon is one of the remaining and properly maintained buildings of the first century.
Although, only a few know that the true origins of the Gothic subculture date back to the 18th century, in the form of Gothic literature, which is said to be a fusion of the horror and romance genre. The first example of this was The Castle of Ontranto, which was written by Horace Walpole. This in turn led to many books being published and many films following thereby after. Fast forward to 1962, where famous TV series like The Adams Family also gave rise to the Gothic subculture.
The Gothic Influence Although the word “Gothic” is often associated with supernatural creatures or haunted, abandoned places, the word actually originates from an elaborate style of architecture. The reason that the word “Gothic” has become associated with these ideas of horror and death is because the architecture was thought of the ideal place for mysterious, suspenseful, and dark stories to occur. These types of stories became known as the Gothic genre. The Gothic literary genre often includes elements of fear, death, and strong emotions, and is set in set in a dark or mysterious place.
The designs & structure of this style was inspired by the medieval architecture (Figure.02). Though both styles begin with the term ‘Gothic’, each styles has its own significance. [Fig.01 – Saint Gatien’s Cathedral, Tours, France] [Fig.02 – St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia] There is a common public notion that both, gothic and gothic revival styles of architecture carry similar intentions behind their designs. But, in my point of view gothic revival style has been misinterpreted to be the same as the gothic style of architecture. While in reality, the intention behind the gothic revival style is to bring out more aesthetic values to buildings such as romanticism and