On October 17‚ 2017‚ our group visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a popular tourist attraction because and is considered one of the most visible symbols of Roman Catholicism in New York City; it is located in Rockefeller Center‚ on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Street. St. Patrick’s is the largest Neo-Gothic style Cathedral in North America. It is a striking indication of faith found within the soul of the city. After we marveled at
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The characters in the “Cathedral” had a lot of exploring the unknown. Not only was Robert exploring the unknown of what is a cathedral‚ but also so was the narrator with how was going to explain what a cathedral was. What is more‚ he also had to interact with a man that his original preconception was to hate. After the whole first half of the story of the narrator explaining why he did not want the blind man coming to his house. He wife left him there alone with him so he decided to smoke a joint
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In the Florence Cathedral‚ Florence‚ Italy‚ there is a cathedral church whose octagonal dome‚ built without the aid of scaffolding‚ was considered the greatest engineering feat of the early Renaissance. Dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore‚ Our Lady of the Flower‚ it is also known as the Duomo‚ after the Italian word for cathedral. Created by many great Early Modern artists‚ this piece of architecture is a perfect example the Renaissance style. We can come to a better understanding of why this is so
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Notre-Dame d’Amiens Amiens Cathedral‚ also known as the Cathedrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens in French‚ is one of the most striking cathedrals built in the 13th century. Currently‚ this Gothic cathedral is also the largest in France‚ and it shows the impeccable execution of “High Gothic” features and includes many of the aspects associated with the Gothic architectural style. Amiens Cathedral is located in France‚ just north of Paris‚ in a town called Amiens. The construction of the Cathedral of Amiens began in
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with beautiful and enormous stained glass windows that allowed more light into the structures‚ imbuing all with a sense of warmth and color. Chartres Cathedral-Interior Chartres Cathedral--Interior The cathedral at Chartres was built during the Gothic period‚ and it showed an ideal of harmony within its structure and contents. Work on the cathedral started in 1194‚ and was mostly completed in 1220. It emphasizes strong vertical lines in its structure. The stained
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A description of the media used: The Norwich Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Norwich England‚ the media that they used to construct the Cathedral‚ including tools and mechanical devices‚ they used hammers‚ mallets and chisels‚ ropes to left up heavy objects‚ pulleys‚ wood which carpenters used to make wooden cantering to support the construction of stone arches and vaults and many other things. Other media were also used such as limestone‚ water‚ stained glass‚ templates were used
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MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL: The play can be said to begin at the climax‚ for the tension and fear imposed by the state have reached the people at the lowest level. At the beginning of the play‚ there is a sense of doom that hangs heavy in the air. Everyone fears that Becket’s return will result in tragedy‚ clearly foreshadowing the end of the play from the very beginning. The plot centers on the changed friendship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket. Henry has raised Becket to the post of Chancellor
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Reims cathedral the viewer can tell it has a striking similarity to its contemporary the Amiens Cathedral. The construction of the Reims and Amiens Cathedral building commenced around the same time starting from about 1225 to 1290 a total of a span of 65 years. The similarities do not stop there they both were constructed in the High Gothic style and consist of three portals‚ a rose window‚ king’s gallery‚ and flanking towers; but where the Amiens Cathedral fall short the Reims Cathedral succeeds
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I felt that the picture provided in the lectures did not do this cathedral justice. It is an example of gothic architecture on a monumental scale. The cathedral that stands in Chartres now‚ is the final design of the building after a fire in 1194. It took a mere 26 years to rebuild Chartres Cathedral into the master piece it is now. Many things draw me to this cathedral. Just to name a few‚ the mystery‚ the symbolism‚ the speed in which it was built‚ the veil of the virgin housed within it
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missionary with St. Paul and writing one of the four Gospels of Jesus. He also wrote the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospel according to St. Luke is the most descriptive of all four Gospels. St. Luke describes in detail the miracles and many parables of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke focuses on the poor and social justice. He emphasizes Christ’s compassion for sinners and for those who suffered. He also describes the life and teachings of Jesus. He was one of “the seventy” and worked with St. Paul traveling
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