Barrel vault

the classics you know? But these guys were professionals,they had a full auto smg and dual barrel shotguns. they had a huge drill on the vault and their mastermind over there head sets. As i went in to recover the hostages one of the four masked men put his dual barrel shot gun up to the back of my head and shouted “Drop it!” I dropped the…

placed higher. 3. What are gargoyles? What are their functions in architecture? They are stone carvings that are designed to transfer rainwater away from the roof so that the water doesn’t run down the walls and cause damage. 4. What are barrel vaults? Barrel vaults are curved roofs of ceilings. 5. What is Migration Period art? What is insular art? Migration…

more rash decision based on feelings rather than rational thoughts. This was beneficial because the Protestants were trying to show that art and the Roman church were bad for religion. By introducing an awe-inspiring façade, Constantine-inspired barrel vault, and a depiction of heaven breaking into our dimension, the church was able to show their connection to heaven in an interesting way. In conclusion, Il Gesù is a culmination of features which represent the ideas of the Counter Reformation.…

GOTHIC AND THE DIVINE What are the ways in which the Divine was used as a generating concept in the design of Gothic cathedrals and churches in the Middle Ages? How did the resulting design goals generate new structural technologies to support a Gothic cathedral, and how were they expressed in the building’s interior? Gothic architecture was born out of the increasing faith to the divine in the present life but also in preparing for the afterlife. A feeling that all human action was governed…

designed larger than the previous churches because they needed to accommodate the increase of monks and priests. These churches had dormitories designed in them for the monks to live in. Romanesque churches were designed with arched windows, barrel vaults and groin vaults, which were used to support the roof. The churches expanded in longitudinal and side aisles, for functions of large gettogether. Most Romanesque churches had naves with galleries and compartmentalization, which distinguished…

most famous examples of Romanesque architecture include its famous cathedrals and churches. Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers, and regular, symmetrical plans, most notably round-headed arches, but also barrel vaults, apses, and acanthus-leaf decoration, but had also developed many very different characteristics. Romanesque compositions…

Roman architecture has long been a defining model for some of the greatest works during Renaissance and Neoclassical revival eras. The Pantheon, Maison Carrée, and other such temples and buildings of the late BCE-early CE period have their clear influence on works like Jefferson’s Virginia State Capitol. However, not all Ancient Roman designs saw their full potential of influence on future works, leaving only the ancient architecture as just a ruin to be preserved through the ages. One such work…

revolutionary except that “its façade of eight Corinthian columns – almost all that could be seen from ground level in antiquity – was a bow to tradition” (Kleiner 210). This architecture follows a hemispherical dome where the Romans believe in the vault of the heavens. The use of coffers (sunken decorative panels) was to bring aestheticism to this architecture. The interior of the…

Romanesque Castles were the next stage from wood. Buttresses were introduced as a means of support to the basic design in Romanesque architecture in Medieval Times. 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. Buttresses were introduced as a means of support to the basic design in Romanesque architecture in…

old church that was destroyed by a fire. Many of the characteristics like pointed arches, broken rib vaults, and flying buttresses were incorporated in Notre-Dame de Amiens, reaching the stage called High gothic. Some of the principal changes in Amiens was the size of choir having as many bay units as the nave. The interior of Note-Dame de Amiens consisted of side aisles covered with rib vaults. The piers opened up by the clerestory windows. Another characteristic of Amiens is the network of…