architectural elements from ancient Greece and Rome for church façades, banks, museums, and government buildings. a. How is the entrance to the atrium emphasized? (What Roman-derived monument do you pass through to enter it?) What are the squares in the vault called? When you first enter the atrium you completely feel like you are somewhere else. The resemblance of the architecture with the ones in Europe are amazing. The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the very first monument to enter was
L. Johnson Due: 12/10/12 As my wise professor has stated, “The Romans were incredibly innovative architects and their architecture has influenced the world.” (Johnson) The best three architectural elements the Romans created where the arch, vault, and concrete. Not only did these three elements together look great together, but it added strength and stability while still being not too heavy. The greatest Roman contribution to architecture was Roman concrete. It wasn't just any concrete it had
Luxurious, flamboyant and heavenly are three words to describe Middle Age Gothic Cathedrals of their time. Going to such great lengths in trying to compete with other cathedrals with the creation of arches and vaults in cathedrals to have the tallest building with additional interior and exterior features. Architects during the middle Ages incorporated such elaborate details to ensure their cathedral were the best of them all. These architectures were fueled by faith and engineering skills to guide
Arches were curved structures used by the ancient Rome. They were made of brick, stones and concrete though nowadays they are being made of steel. Their main aim was to strengthen buildings. Most of them were wedge shaped. During construction of an arch, keystones were inserted last at the top centre. Wooden frames support most of the arches during construction. Once the construction is complete, the wooden frames are removed, the sides of the arch press against the keystones hence supporting the
Gothic Architecture was the most fascinating Medieval Architecture was the most beautiful architecture and art that ever existed. All the characteristics for the cathedrals and buildings were truly beautiful. Arches were a member of the characteristics, but the arches have an important purpose. Architecture is fabulous and has a great history. There are many different characteristics when it comes to building here are some. The one’s that are major are the Gargoyles, vaulting ceiling and stained
The Most Powerful City in the World Rome is the powerful city in the world and is most notable for its majestic land. Rome has the most eye appealing architectural structures and the most well trained militias throughout history. Rome has the ability to draw in people by the millions with the beauty of the land and well developed militias that armies today can only dream of becoming. Rome has become the model city that many cities aspire to become. Many would define Rome as the most powerful city
buttress. This style of buttress is favourable to that of the standard buttress because it allows for structures to be built much higher than previously possible. Flying buttresses do not have direct contact with the walls, rather they incorporate arches leading away from the building. This made it possible for the walls to be constructed much thinner and lighter, since they no longer bore the responsibility of supporting the roof of the structure. Additionally, the walls could contain massive openings
building of the Smithsonian Institute. It serves its function through its use of Romanesque and Gothic architecture which helps it stand out amongst the neighbouring buildings. Some of the architectural elements used are round arches, rose windows, buttresses, ribbed groin vaults and compound piers. Overall, it is a good example of a modern adaptation of classical
outlook than the Romanesque rounded arches in my opinion. The second innovation is the ribbed vault. A ribbed vault is an arched form created by the intersection of two or three barrel vaults used to support the weight of walls or roof. Using a combination of pointed arches and ribbed vaulting allowed cathedral walls to be built thinner, higher, and allowed more space for openings. Ribbed vaults could look utilitarian or highly decorative depending on where the vault was located in the cathedral.4 The
occurred during the late 11th century to the middle 12th century, literally means “roman-like” architecture. The Romans, who were inspired by the Etruscans, used barreled and groined vaulting. Romanesque architects later adapted the use of rounded arches, giving the style its name. The Romanesque style, being inspired by the Roman architecture, used the plan of the basilica style. Romanesque cathedrals were not originally designed for aesthetic purposes. Romanesque style replaced flat wood ceilings
late 12th century the Romanesque period of style morphed into the Gothic period of style. The Romanesque period was characterized by the following: thick walls, barrel/round arches, supporting groin vaults, and thick buttresses (Calkins 1998, 110). The Gothic period was characterized by the following: thin walls, pointed arches, stained glass, and flying buttresses (Icher 1998, 20-30). During the early medieval years, the use of thick walls in building a church or cathedral was not only to create a
component of Roman architecture was the rounded arch, which was very important in Romanesque cathedrals. Since round arches exert pressure both down and out, they need a lot of support. Therefore Romanesque churches had thick walls to carry the weight of the ceiling. The ceilings, which at first were flat and wooden, quickly became stone, formed out of groin vaults, which are four arches that meet in the middle. These ceilings also needed massive and bulky columns to hold up the mountain of the church
Ste. Serverine is not the typical French town in the year 1280, out of touch with the dramatic new developments in building and artistic style near Paris. Although Ste.-Serverine is several days’ journey south of Paris, the town has the spirit and vitality of the Ile de France region. Named after Ste. Severine, a benevolent and religious wife of a nobleman, many regard the town as a center for medical learning, the exchange of ideas about art from people who come from all over Europe, and pilgrimage
innovative arches and sculpture and retuning to realism and naturalism. 3. Briefly describe your initial impressions of Gothic architecture and how it differs from Romanesque? Often you can tell if the building is Gothic from the outside because they are often asymmetrical, have finials and crockets, elegant stained glass windows, and are taller than Romanesque buildings; however the real tell tale signs are inside. The barrel vaults of Romanesque churches are replaced with ribbed vaults, it...
The Basilica Nova, also known as the New Basilica or the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine is an ancient Roman structure located in the Forum Romanum, or the Roman Forum, in Rome, Italy. At the time of its construction, the Basilica Nova was considered the largest building sitting within the Roman Forum, and the largest structure to be built overall. The construction of the Basilica Nova took place in the Late Imperial Period (3rd-4th centuries CE) and was started in 306 CE under the rule of
The cathedral is locates in the town of Chartres, Northwester France. It is one of three Gothic French architecture and the others are Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral. The cathedral has two pointed arches, buttresses, vaults, and beautiful stained glass windows. The large pointed arches soaring towards the heaven. This church symbolize it Age of Faith. The south rose centers the image of Christ and about the Evangelists, Apocalypse, and prophets and the Virgin Mary. Chartres Cathedral was
emphasize the vertical, drawing one’s eyes upwards toward the heavens with the awesomeness of God. These cathedrals were built with towering spires, pointed arches and flying buttresses giving impressions of harmony and luminosity. One of the major accomplishments of the 12th and 13th centuries was to develop the engineering mastery of the ribbed vault, pointed arch and flying buttress to create a great cathedral that is at once taller, lighter, wider, and more elegant than the ones before. Even though
It’s the tenth of June in the year 1194. In a few hours’ time, the people of Chartres, France will awaken to the sound of crackling flames and the smell of thick, black smoke. This is the night that much of Chartres will burn to the ground, but the devastation will also include the destruction of the Notre-Dame de Chartres church. While some parts of the church have survived even to the present day, much of the original structure was consumed or severely damaged (Harriss). In this paper, I will
both their sculpture and architecture, learned stonework and pyramid architecture from the Egyptians, and absorbed important techniques from the Etruscans. To that end, the Romans perfected three architectural elements: concrete, the arch, and the vault. These three elements helped lighten the load carried by Roman structures while maintaining overall durability.
principle behind the Gothic style was to reach greater interior heights. However, “medieval churches had solid stone vaults (the structure that supports the ceiling or roof). These were extremely heavy structures and tended to push the walls outward, which could lead to the collapse of the building. In turn, walls had to be heavy and thick enough to bear the weight of the stone vaults,” (“Gothic Art and Architecture”). Thus, the taller buildings such a churches would be more expensive to build and