Gothic style
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Gothic Style
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Overview
This article will talk about the Gothic architectural style and its key characteristics. Gothic architecture includes three major different styles as it changed over time: Early Gothic, High Gothic, and Late Gothic. [1]
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Background
During the Middle Ages Gothic architecture began its rise to popularity through its use in cathedral construction adding more depth and fragility to the appearance of the buildings. The new Gothic style also allowed for a drastic change in the lighting of the cathedral by using many, often very large, windows. [2]
Early Gothic
The early Gothic period exemplifies the traditional elements of the Gothic style including ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses and pointed arches. The first two of those elements allowed for the massive scale of the Gothic buildings by distributing the weight of the roof entirely onto the walls of the building. A popular design element of this era was the apse, a semicircular section that bulged out from the main form. The apse contained the high alter that was encircled by the ambulatory.[3]
High Gothic
Late Gothic
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References
- ↑ Gothic Architecture: Characteristics, History. (2017). Visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017, from http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/gothic-architecture.htm
- ↑ Gothic Architecture: Characteristics, History. (2017). Visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017, from http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/gothic-architecture.htm
- ↑ Gothic Architecture: Characteristics, History. (2017). Visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017, from http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/gothic-architecture.htm