Transcript ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE 1000

Unit XI- Architecture
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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture
Copyright 2006; C. Pettinato, RCS High School, All Rights Reserved
1. Europe in 1100
2. Romanesque Architecture
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1. Describe the characteristics of
Romanesque Architecture –
A. thick walls
B. broad, rather than steep roofs
C. small windows – not much natural
light
D. Roman arches or square top
entrances, windows
3. Romanesque
("Roman-like") was
first used to
designate a style
of architecture that
used Roman
arches and had
thick, heavy walls,
based upon the
basilica.
4. Churches
were
designed with
purpose in
mind
5. St. Sernin: Toulouse 1080 - 1120
6. Radiating Chapels
7. Sainte-Foy
is one of the
earliest
surviving
examples of
a
Romanesque
style
pilgrimage
church.
8. Saint Foy - Apse, Transept, and Bell
Tower.
9. The Pantheon in Rome
10. Side View - Pantheon
11. The Dome
12. Video – St. Vincent de Paul
Church, Albany, New York
13. Gothic Architecture
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A. What are the characteristics of
Gothic Architecture ?
1. tall windows
2. Byzantine or pointed arches
3. tall buildings
4. steep roofs
5. very ornate (decorated)
6. extensive use of stained glass
7. buttresses and flying buttresses
14. St. George’s Chapel at
Windsor Castle - England
15. Gothic
Style
allowed for
high walls,
allowing
larger
windows,
more light.
16. The Difference at a Glance
18. Flying Buttresses
19. Extensive Stained Glass
20. The Stained Glass at Opera
Duomo Cathedral, Siena, Italy
21. Chartres
Cathedral
23. The Doors of the Cathedral of
Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence,
Italy
24. Gothic Architecture in Siena,
Italy
25. City Hall, Siena, Italy
26. Video of St. Vincent de Paul and Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception churches in Albany Albany, New York
27. Important Terms Architecture
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A. Romanesque
B. Gothic
C. Roman Arches
D. buttresses
E. flying buttresses
F. nave
G. apse
H. radiating chapels