Architecture of Cathedrals

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Architecture of Cathedrals
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HAGIA SOPHIA
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APSE MOSAICS, CHURCH OF ST APOLLINARE IN RAVENA

• DURIN RULE OF JUSTINIAN I

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NORMAN CHURCH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENG
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Santa Maria Assunta

• Early Romanesque
• About 1008
• Torcello, Italy

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DURHAM CATHEDRAL

• High Romanesque
• Begun 1093

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GALILEE CHAPEL, DURHAM CATHEDRAL
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FONTENAY ABBEY
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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

• THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHES, BUTTRESSES GARGOYLES

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Comparison of Arches
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CHARTRES CATHEDRAL
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NOTRE DAMEParis
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FLYING BUTTRESS

• ALLOWED TALLER, MORE DELICATE-LOOKING BUILDINGS

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VAULTED ARCHES

• USE OF SUCCESSIVE VAULTS
• DELICATE RIBS
• COLLONADES ON COLUMNS TO CREATE ILLUSION OF HEIGHT

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RIBBED CEILING

• USED IN STRUCTURUAL DESIGN
• DELICATE APPEARANCE

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RHEIMS CATHEDRAL
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STAINED GLASS
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GARGOYLES

• ACTED AS DRAIN SPOUTS
• WERE NOT EVIL
• ALMOST ALWAYS ANIMALS