architecture
Introduction;
I choose architecture because, I grew up in Buffalo New York, and I grew up Catholic. I always loved the big Catholic Churches and how they was built. The Catholics believe to have Christ, the King of Kings, living in the tabernacle. I remember once asking my mother why the catholic churches are so much bigger than the rest of the churches, and my Mother said "Would you want a king in glorious a castle with fine designs or a normal boring house" I also was interested in the Gargoyles. Gargoyles are said to frighten off and protect those that it guards, such as a church, from any evil or harmful spirits.
The styles of the great church buildings are known as Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, …show more content…
Right under the steeples was gargoyle. The term gargoyle is most often applied to medieval work, but throughout all ages some means of water diversion, when not conveyed in gutters, was adopted. In Ancient Egyptian architecture, gargoyles showed little variation, typically in the form of a lion's head. Then you see the stained glass windows. Stained glass is used to tell stories, depict scenes, and show symbolic figures like the cross. These elements also add a splash of color to the church. When the sun filters through the windows, they shine colorful light within the …show more content…
The steeples are built with large wooden structural members arranged like tent poles and braced diagonally inside both with wood and steel. The steeple is then clad with wooden boards and finished with slate tiles nailed to the boards using copper over gaps on corners where the slate would not cover. They are most tall and pointy..
Gargoyles are carved stone creatures known as grotesques. Often made of granite, they serve an important purpose in architecture. Other than providing interesting decoration for buildings, they contain spouts that direct water away from the sides of buildings. Stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid
Introduction;
I choose architecture because, I grew up in Buffalo New York, and I grew up Catholic. I always loved the big Catholic Churches and how they was built. The Catholics believe to have Christ, the King of Kings, living in the tabernacle. I remember once asking my mother why the catholic churches are so much bigger than the rest of the churches, and my Mother said "Would you want a king in glorious a castle with fine designs or a normal boring house" I also was interested in the Gargoyles. Gargoyles are said to frighten off and protect those that it guards, such as a church, from any evil or harmful spirits.
The styles of the great church buildings are known as Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, …show more content…
Right under the steeples was gargoyle. The term gargoyle is most often applied to medieval work, but throughout all ages some means of water diversion, when not conveyed in gutters, was adopted. In Ancient Egyptian architecture, gargoyles showed little variation, typically in the form of a lion's head. Then you see the stained glass windows. Stained glass is used to tell stories, depict scenes, and show symbolic figures like the cross. These elements also add a splash of color to the church. When the sun filters through the windows, they shine colorful light within the …show more content…
The steeples are built with large wooden structural members arranged like tent poles and braced diagonally inside both with wood and steel. The steeple is then clad with wooden boards and finished with slate tiles nailed to the boards using copper over gaps on corners where the slate would not cover. They are most tall and pointy..
Gargoyles are carved stone creatures known as grotesques. Often made of granite, they serve an important purpose in architecture. Other than providing interesting decoration for buildings, they contain spouts that direct water away from the sides of buildings. Stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid