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St. Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell (England), c. 660 -Built by Saxons -Largest/oldest Christian Church in England -Few decorative aspects |
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Baptistry of Venasque, Venasque (France), 6th century -Built by Franks -Continued use of Roman Basilica form -Shape of Greek cross |
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Gate, Monastery of Lorsch (Germany), c. 770 -Built by Franks -jewel of the Carolingian Renaissance -centre of power, spirituality and culture in the Holy Roman Empire until well into High |
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen (Germany), 796-805 Architect: Otto of Metz -centrally planned with 8 piers, domed chapel -plan/decoration combines elements of Classical, Byzantine and Pre-Romanesque and |
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Ste.-Foy, Conques (France), c. 1105-1120 -built by the Franks -popular stop for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela (Spain) -basilica plan that has been modified into cruciform plan -large emphasis on verticality |
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Ste.-Madeleine, Vézelay (France), 1104-32 -built by the Franks -largest Romanesque church in France
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Fontenay Abbey (France), 1139-1147 -built by the Franks -one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe -forms link between Romanesque and Gothic architecture -primarily constructed using stones from local areas |
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St.-Denis, abbey church (France), choir begun 1144 Patron: Abbot Suger -built by the Franks -place of pilgrimage and burial place of French kings |
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Chartres Cathedral (France), 1194-1260 -built by the Franks -no direct light enters building -rose window |
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Salisbury Cathedral (England), 1220-1320 Architect: Elias of Dereham -built by the British -tallest church spire in UK -three levels - tall pointed arcade open gallery; small clerestory |
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Lincoln Cathedral (England), 1185-1311 -built by the British -double arcade in choir aisles
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Arnolfo di Cambio, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence (Italy), 1299-1314 --built by the Italians -town hall of Florence -three courtyards |
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Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, Palazzo (Palace) Medici, Florence, 1444 -built by the Italians -stone masonry that included rustication and ashlar -tripartite elevation = expresses Renaissance spirit of rationality, order and classicism |
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Filippo Brunelleschi, Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital), Florence, 1419-44 -originally Children’s orphanage -emphasis on horizontal because building is longer than it is tall |
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Filippo Brunelleschi, S. Lorenzo and Old Sacristy, Florence, begun 1422 -one of the largest churches in Florence -parish church of Medici family |
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Filippo Brunelleschi, dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral), Florence, 1242 and later -main church of Florence -excessively decorated |
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Leon Battista Alberti, Palazzo Rucellai, Florence, c. 1450-70 - emphasizes symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts *different classical orders |
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Leon Battista Alberti, S. Francesco, Rimini, begun 1450 -burial chapel -one of the first ecclesiastical buildings to incorporate classical architecture |
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Leon Battista Alberti, S. Maria Novella, Florence, (remodeling) 1456-70 -piers between nave and aisles are closer deeper into the nave |
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Leon Battista Alberti, S. Andrea, Mantua, 1472-94 *largely brick structure with hardened stucco used for surface *defined by large central arch flanked by Corinthian pilasters
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Donato Bramante, Tempietto, Rome, begun 1502 -small commemorative martyrium (tomb) |
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Giulio Romano, Palazzo del Té, Mantua (Italy), 1525-34 -poor Roman proportions = oversized keystone arches; columns further apart on one -fine example of mannerist style of architecture |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, Laurentian Library, vestibule, Florence, begun 1524 -balance between sculpture, painting and architecture -no flat ornament = almost sculptural |
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Andrea Palladio, Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza (Italy), 1549 -loggia which shows one of first examples of what came to be be |
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Andrea Palladio, Villa Barbaro, Maser (Italy), 1557-58 -both villa and working farm
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Andrea Palladio, Villa Almerico-Capra (La Rotonda), Vicenza, 1556-57 -completely symmetrical building having square plan with four facades, each of which |
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Domenico da Cortona, et al., Royal palace at Chambord (France), begun c. 1520 -Built by the French -extensive gardens and water features -double helix staircase |
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Completion of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1503-1612: 1503-1514: Donatello Bramante’s plan - enormous Greek cross with dome inspired by Pantheon |
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Completion of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1503-1612: 1546-64: Michelangelo’s plan and exterior walls -reinforced center piers to make possible to bear such large dome |
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Completion of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1503-1612: 1580s: Giacomo della Porto, dome *made cupola taller by stretching it |
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Completion of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1503-1612: 1606-12: Carlo Maderno, nave extension, interior, and main facade -extended Michelangelo’s building into a nave |
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Mosque and Külliye of Süleyman the Magnificent (Süleymaniye), Istanbul, 1550-57 Architect: Mimar Koca Sinan -largest mosque in the city/one of the best known sights -modeled after Hagia Sophia |
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Mosque and Külliye of Selim I (Selimiye), Edirne, 1568-1574 Architect: Mimar Koca Sinan -less about geometry/composition; more about transcendental interior spaces/repetition |
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Giacomo Vignola and Giacomo della Porta, Il Gesù, Rome, begun 1568 -Mannerist styled architecture |
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Completion of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1623-1667 -baldacchino = pavilion-like structure; bronze structure that stands beneath the done
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, S. Andrea al Quirinale, Rome, 1658-70 -built for Jesuit seminary -important example of Roman Baroque architecture |
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Francesco Borromini, S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, 1637-41; façade begun 1665 -built as part of complex of monastic buildings |
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Guarino Guarini, S. Lorenzo, Turin, 1668-80 -light as symbol of the Absolute -cupola = gives interior full lighting effect |
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