Building rooms such as the Abbey Church of Sainte-foy in France marked the Romanesque period shown here in figure 1.2. The round arches of the windows are continued on the inside of the church. It also has beautiful arches and high vaulted ceilings. Popular designs for the Romanesque period were massiveness, thick stone walls, round arches, and barrel-vaulted stone ceilings (Getlein 386). Figure 1.2 exterior Figure 1.2
LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL The old Neo-Gothic capitol built by the architect James H. Dakin on the banks of the Mississippi in 1847, is one of the most distinguished examples of Gothic Revival, its floor plans, towers, exterior stained glass windows and gables give it appearance of a 15th century Gothic Cathedral. The architect himself referred his design as “Castellated Gothic” due to its decoration with cast-iron, which was both cheaper and more durable than other building materials used at the time. The building design was unusual and distinctive that its romantic, medieval appearance earned the Old Statehouse ridicule from the timelessly famous author, Mark Twain. The old Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana which
In earlier times, cathedrals were often built in the Romanesque style. This architecture was more solid and square. However, many cathedrals in later medieval times were Gothic, which was a style of architecture that evolved in the early 1100s and describes the particular church architecture that spread throughout medieval Europe.
Any cutting that needed to be done; or added finish that was all completed at the quarries before brought to the sight to be added to the Cathedral. Notre Dame is not really noted too many uses of color; the only real use of color is in the Rose window which is described above. Lines, shapes and balance are all unified; again Gothic is all about height, maybe math; then again, let me go back to the point of it’s about the glass curtains; being able to let as much light in as possible; all height and looking up. This Cathedral is also shaped in the Latin shape of a
One of the most important elements of the Romanesque movement were illuminated manuscripts. There were few major innovations during this movement because it was a continuance of former Eastern European movements but, illuminated manuscripts were pretty specific to the period. Also there was the Gothic Art which was a Medieval art movement. One of the main Gothic art mediums was Illuminated Manuscripts. But During the 1400s Printing press was invented, During the Renaissance, hand illuminated manuscripts were still being made even though the printing press was invented
At around 1120 Warwick castle first started to build stone walls around the perimeter and then in 1450 guys tower was added, giving it the classical ‘castle’ look. In 1540 ceasers tower was added, this was added as a defensive feature, showing that around this time castles were still built for battle. Then in 1700 royalists in the civil war besieged it, they added cannons to the towers and the castle looked more like it does nowadays. In 1800 refurbishments were added, improving the living quarters and making it a palace castle from here on out it was indeed considered a palace castle until nowadays where Warwick castle is a tourist attraction owned by Madame tussards, who also own Alton towers and Thorpe park etc. so it is owned by the owners of theme parks, which gives it the touristy feel.
Pugin obtained his inspiration from visiting other European Countries, especially Lubeck in North East Germany where the Roman Catholic Church was the predominant style and enabled Pugin to incorporate their architectural designs into his own work. (St Chad’s and Religious Art, AA100 DVD) St Chad’s took 2 years to build in 1841 and was the first Catholic cathedral since the reformation and Pugin was appointed by Bishop Thomas Walsh to revive the Gothic architectural style. This Cathedral is also extremely unique as had three generations of Pugin architects working on it up to the 1930s. Following Pugin’s conversion to Roman
Gaudi’s family were artisans, and he was the first in four generations to leave the family tradition of metalworking. Gaudi’s early studies included philosophy, history, economics and aesthetics. He then went on to study architecture in 1873 under Gothic Revival architect Juan Martorell at the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona. Gaudi took inspiration from the gothic, which is clearly visible in his structures, especially in the Sagrada Familia with its massive spires. Other specific influences were writings by an Englishman called John Ruskin.
During the early part of the Italian Renaissance the architecture began to change as well. Instead of continuing the same style of the Gothic architecture from the middle ages, architect Filippo Brunelleschi combined the style of the dome and pointed arches to create a cathedral dome, which resembled a lantern shape. Another change or evolution of
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