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.
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.
One of the defining characteristic that can be seen in the Trinity Church is that it has ogival arches. The church has a flying buttress to resist the lateral forces that may push the wall outwards. The ceiling of the church are stone vaulted. It therefore, means that the roof of the church is heavily loaded and hence the walls may be affected by the force that is created by the heavy weight at the roof. To prevent the walls from been pushed outward by the force that is created by the weighty roof, the Gothic architecture requires that the structure be built with a flying buttress.
The architectures of Charters Cathedral and Saint Denis are very distinctive because of their portals. On the other hand, Charters and Saint Denis have similar jamb figures, but Charters went through drastic changes on their figures to indicate peculiar detail. The jamb figures of Saint Denis and Charters Cathedral both have jamb figures being involved in the entrances of their cathedrals. According to Penelope J.E Davies 's Janson 's History of Art, "Tall figures attached to columns flanked the doorways of both churches. Figures had apperead on the jambs or trumeaux of Romanesque portals, but they were relieds carved from the masonry of the doorway" (Davies et al.
The church in France has high stone ceiling and huge area of stained-glass windows. In contrast, the church in Italy has low wooden ceiling and
The Chartres Cathedral has been built and rebuilt several times, but it still stands in Chartres, France. Christians built the cathedral in 1145. The
Cathedral. A Place of Communion? “The men who began their life’s work on [cathedrals], they never lived to see the completion of their work. In that wise, bub, they’re no different from the rest of us, right?”(paragraph 96).
5. Describe the role of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages and explain why it was so powerful. • Most powerful institution in feudal Europe o In desperate times, people looked to their faith (answers, stability, unity) o People were very concerned with the afterlife (wanted salvation- heaven)
A tower and spire is known to be placed upon a duomo. Instead of creating a huge tower and spire, Brunelleschi created a cross instead. While creating the dome, it was rather large, but instead of using a scaffold, Brunelleschi decided against it. The Cathedral of Florence has remarkable detail in the crocket, and gable of the exterior of the building.
The resolution in a story presents you with a new and at least somewhat stable situation- that gives you a since of closure because the conflict has resolved. In the story of Cathedral, the resolution was when the narrator left his eyes closed, allowing him to see without his eyes and he feels free. He experienced what Robert feels in his everyday life and he learned a valuable less, you should never judge a book by its cover.
Devils tower, you hear it and you automatically think of a haunted house or a horror place. But actually no, Devils tower is a mystery. Everything is a mystery but devils tower has an interesting mystery of how it formed and the legends that Native Americans tell the other generations. Many people have different legends that have happened throughout time. Scientist, however, have many theories of how it was formed.
Every color had an emotional connection, as did the size and design of architecture. Buildings were reaching out of Romanesque and into Gothic style, going from compartmentalized and dark, to letting in light and being open. The first example of this is the Rayonnet style, which emphasized the letting of light, and means, “to shine.” The open corridor was a sense of harmony, and the invention of the flying buttress allowed the Chartres Cathedral to have the open flowing and harmonious design it has today. The flying buttress was a support piece that kept the architecture from falling inward due to lateral thrust from the wall.
Devils tower, you hear it and automatically you think of a haunted house or a horror place. But actually no, Devils tower is a mystery. I mean it’s a complete mystery from how it formed to the legends that people say. Many people have different legends that have happened throughout time. Scientist on the other hand have many theories of how it was formed.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris underwent modifications to the existing vaults to alter the curve to accommodate the new enlarged widows. The building was modified to include flying buttresses (1175-122, 1225), which in turn allowed the nave to be built to a staggering 108 feet high. The flying buttresses, a main feature of High Gothic design, dispersed the weight and supported the walls even under the pressures of wind (Wilson 2009, 73). Notre Dame in Paris was the first Gothic cathedral to use the flying buttress system (Wilson 2009, 75). The illumination of the space at Notre Dame underwent a transformation as well by removing the band of oculus windows placed under single lancet windows and replacing them with double lancet and rose windows, therefore increasing the proportions of glass in the clerestory (Tansev 1996, 491).
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
