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Title: Medieval Architecture


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Medieval Architecture
  • Ms. Catsos
  • Western Civilization

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Essential Questions
  • How did architecture change during the Middle
    Ages?
  • What techniques define Gothic architecture?
  • What does architecture reveal about the values
    and worldviews of medieval people?

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Two Styles
  • Romanesque
  • 500-1000
  • Gothic
  • 1050-1400

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Romanesque Architecture
Describe this Church. Why do you think this
style was called Romanesque?
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Early Middle Ages- Romanesque Architecture
  • Reflected Roman influences
  • Like fortresses thick walls and towers
  • Roof was a barrel vault, a long tunnel of stone
  • Very few or no windows

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Romanesque Floor Plan
  • What is this floor plan symbolic of?

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Romanesque Interior
  • Round arches
  • Simple ceiling
  • Dark with few windows

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Gothic Architecture
  • Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
  • At first glance, how is it different from
    Romanesque churches?

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Gothic Architecture
  • Pointed arches
  • Flying buttresses
  • Stained glass windows
  • Elaborate, ornate interior
  • Taller and more airy- let in light
  • Elaborate, larger than life sculpture

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St. Denis Cathedral, Paris
  • Abbot Suger hoped that St. Denis would shine
    with wonderful and uninterrupted light
  • One of the first truly gothic Cathedrals

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Interior of St. Denis
Above A round rose window Right Tall, pointed
arches with stained glass windows
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Saint Denis Ribbed vaulting
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Notre Dame, Paris, 1163-1250
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Flying Buttresses
Three Stories
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Notre Dame Cathedralflying buttresses
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Gargoyle of Notre Dame Cathedral
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Stained Glass Windows
  • Show Bible stories, saints, or Christian symbols
  • Every panel is a different color

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Which cathedral is an example of Romanesque
architecture (early middle ages)? Which is an
example of Gothic architecture (late middle
ages)? Provide at least 3 ways you know you are
right for each. 1 2
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Response Questions
  • What was the purpose of the cathedral in medieval
    times?
  • Why were medieval cathedrals called stone
    bibles?
  • How could cathedrals help Christianity grow
    stronger?
  • What does architecture reveal about the values
    and worldviews of medieval people?

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Task Stained glass window
  • Select a religious scene and create a drawing in
    the style of a stained glass window. Use a
    different section for each color.
  • In 2-3 sentences, write a description of your
    scene and of the techniques that you used.
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