Gothic Architecture

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
Basilica churchearly Christian churchRomanesquegothic
- Religion grew more population
- complete opposite of classical architecture
- called "barbaric"; gothic age is considered one of Europe's outstanding artistic eras

Features of gothic architecture: 1. Plans- arranged for convenience rather than for symmetry (utilitarian) 2. Walls- rubble masonry not laid in horizontal courses
-materials were in small pieces
-walls were no longer load-bearing which contributed to the intervention of stained glass *posts carry the load instead 3. Openings- doors and windows were recessed and spanned by pointed arches *spanned-nakapasok paloob -windows were of enormous sizes for stained glass display
Peterborough cathedral- magnificent façade of a gothic screen with three enormous arches 12. Salisbury cathedral- 750th foundation in 2008; contains the world's oldest working clock (1386 AD); spire is the tallest for this period (123 m); tallest in uk today 13. St. alban- one of the largest churches in the world in the middle age, timber ceiling 14. Well's cathedral- west front is said to have the finest collection of statuary in Europe retaining almost 300 of its original medieval statues 15. West minster abbey cathedral- traditional place of coronation and burial site for the british monarchs 16. Winchester cathedral- longest gothic cathedral in England (because of its nave); spectacular ceiling 17. York minster- 2nd largest gothic cathedral of northern Europe; octagonal chapter house ceiling (masterpiece)
Castles and fortifications 1. Conway castle- king Edward I ; james of st George architect and mason expert 2. Caernarvon castle- also by king edward and james of st. George; commemorative building for the victory to welsh 3. Beaumaris castle- unfinished masterpiece and the last and the largest of the Edwardian castles built by james of st. George; concentric castle; talus "inclination of the wall for
Cologne cathedral (koln)- largest gothic church in northern Europe; tallest structure in the world from 1880-1884(157 m); listed as unesco heritage site; modeled from French gothic cathedrals of amens, chartres, and reims; took 632 years to construct this largest german cathedral 2. Freiburg minster- started in Romanesque and continued in gothic style (118 m high ung tower); only gothic church tower in germany completed I the middle ages; 16 bells in the tower, one of which is called "hosanna" 3. Regensburg cathedral- cream-colored limestone and softer green; open-work crocheted spire 4. Ulm minster- Lutheran church; tallest building (1890-1901); tallest church in the world with a steeple; spiral staircase with 768 steps 5. Frauenkirche cathedral- examples of a hall church; clockwork donated by emperor karl featuring the emperor and the 7 electors 6. St. Stephen Vienna- a hall church which became one of the city's most recognizable symbols; Mozart pauper's funeral; ornately patterned, richly covered with glazed tiles (brazil colors) 7. Prague cathedral, czech republic(1344-1929)- built by mathias d' arras and peter paler in late gothic style ; contains the tombs of bohemian kings and coronation of several holy roman emperors; tiled roof