Barrel vault

Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel at Santa Croce, begun in 1441 in Florence furthers the application of geometric ideals in a chapter house for clergymen. Although not exactly centrally planned due to the additional breadth from flanking barrel vaults, the ordered designs of the primary space and central dome demonstrate Brunelleschi’s ordered design. The chapel’s dome “rests above the center of a rectangular structure,” similar to Hagia Sophia. Its dome is unique from the Old Sacristy in its…

Architecture of the Ottoman: According to the Byzantine conception following the Roman traditions, the cities were designed and planned according to a plan in horizontal and they were arranged with arterial roads and squares. In contrast, the Ottoman conception of architecture, begin the design and planning of the city with the profile of the landscape in order to emphasize the vertical aspect and elements with the development of the most important and representative buildings in the Ottoman…

Known as one of the strangest places on earth, the Bermuda Triangle holds many mysteries that go unexplained. Nicknamed the ‘Devil 's Triangle”, the Bermuda Triangle got its name from being located in the center of three islands that form the shape of a triangle. There have been over thousands of ship and plane disappearances, like the disappearance of those 5 bomber planes. Why have they never found wreckage or bodies? What happened to the ships or even the people? These are some questions no…

He decides to get revenge. So he meets Fortunato. Fortunato is dressed up as a jester for the carnival celebration. Montresor tells Fortunato he had found a barrel of rare brandy called amontillado. Fortunato was interested in the brandy even though he was very drunk so he follows Montresor to the underground graveyard of the montresor family. Montresor leads him down deeper into the catacomb. Fortunato keeps…

Filippo Brunelleschi is widely known as one of the founding fathers of Renaissance architecture, as well as the first modern engineer. Born in Florence, Italy in 1377 and died in April 14th, 1446, Brunelleschi was the second son to Brunelleschi di Lippo di Tura di Cambio Bacherini a notary and Giuliana di Giovanni Spini. Di Lippo’s family was from Ficarolo on the Po and was of importance and well known, as Di Lippo was also a diplomat. From a very young age Brunelleschi was taught mathematics…

culture. In Britain, the Romanesque style was known as Norman because the style was instigated in that area by William the Conqueror, who had invaded Britain from Normandy. The term Romanesque comes from the use of Roman style of arches and the barrel style of buildings from Charlemagne’s day. Romanesque means “in the Roman manner.” The Roman style of architecture could be seen in many self-sufficient settlements and often were centered around a church. The structures themselves were clearly…

Thesis: The dark and humorous tone of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Poe, enhanced by the abundant use of irony throughout the story, brings to light the sadistic mind of a revengeful narrator. I. The author, through the dark and humorous ton of the story, gives Montresor the perfect setting for his revenge and is an strong indicator of his state of mind A. The use of the catacombs for the action of the story B. The choice of the carnival as a time of action (The characterization of the…

The Hobbit is written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, famously known to his readers as J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first published in 1937 and is an example of the high fantasy genre. Its sequel is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although many readers have thought that the book’s theme is about hidden heroism within, Tolkien has stated his distaste for allegory and told his readers that the book’s main purpose was for storytelling. I chose to read this book because I liked the Lord of the Rings movies.…

A Ray of Hope Much like the dystopian and corrupt Republic in Marie Lu’s Legend, the world seems to be a sea of violence, destruction, death, and overall chaos. However, there is a way for some to survive. The American government has created vaults, or well fortified buildings, that can guarantee the safety of those inside during these hard and cruel times in the world, meaning that there is hope for some of the civilians to survive. Unfortunately, there is a keyword there and it is “some.”…

Beyond the story’s dialogue, irony covers numerous portions of the story. The first thing that I found ironic in Poe’s story is its title, “The Cask of Amontillado”. When I first heard of this story, the word cask, which meant wine barrel sounded very similar to casket. After reading the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” was the perfect choice for the title because it leads to Fortunato’s final resting place. In addition, “the story's setting is ironic in that a carnival is a place for gaiety…