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GOTHIC
BYZANTINE
EARLY CHRISTIAN
EARLY MEDIEVAL
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
The nave is generally flanked on either side by aisles, usually single, but
sometimes double. The nave is generally considerably taller than the aisles,
having clerestorywindows which light the central space. Gothic churches of
the Germanic tradition, likeSt. Stephen of Vienna, often have nave and aisles
of similar height
One of thedefiningcharacteristics of Gothic architecture is the pointed
orogivalarch. Arches of this type were used in pre-Islamicas well asIslamic
architecturebefore they were structurally employed in medieval architecture
Gothic openings such as doorways, windows, arcades and galleries have
pointed arches. Gothicvaultingabove spaces both large and small is usually
supported by richly moulded ribs.
PLAN
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
CONSTRUCTION OF DOMES
EXTERNAL FACADE
STRUCTURAL
EVOLUTION
frescoes
Dome frescoes
interior
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE
CHARACTERSTIC FEATURES
CHRISTIAN SCULPTURES
HOLY SEPULCHER
ROMANESQUE
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
The Romanesque Architecture of the Middle
Ages can be defined as having the following
features:
Stone used in Romanesque architecture was
cut with precision
The use of the Roman arch led to the stone
being supported in the middle by the arch
construction
Buttresses were introduced as a means of
support to the basic design in Romanesque
architecture in the Middle Ages
The vault was developed to enable the
construction of stone roofs. Barrel or Tunnel
Vaults - consisted of a continuous surface of
semicircular or pointed sections resembling a
barrel or tunnel which has been cut in half
lengthwise. Groin Vaults were produced by the
intersection, at right angles of two barrel
vaults. The arches of groin vaults were either
pointed or round
MEDIEVAL CASTLES
TOWER OF LONDON