Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Architecture is an architecture style that burgeon in Europe, intending to make a powerful emotional and spiritual impact during the High and Late Middle Ages. As the Gothic style flourished throughout other countries, Philadelphia became the country that has one of the finest Gothic revival churches. The George W. South Memorial Church of the Advocate, located at 18th and Diamond Street. The article, Church of the Advocate National Historic Landmark Nomination written by Susan Glassman…

and Gothic architecture, for me, is a very interesting topic as one style evolved from the other. Romanesque architecture is believed to have developed between the 6th and 10th century, while Gothic architecture arose in the 12th century. Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe, although in England, it is more often referred to as Norman architecture. It was the first style of architecture which stood out since the Roman Empire. Many of the Romanesque architecture…

After the continuing production from 843 to 1453 the Byzantine art had continued their works with almost no major changes even though there was a small decline throughout the Empire. A revival of 10th century classic style art and court art had been noticed like the Paris Psalter (Kitzinger 1955). Through the Byzantine period very monumental sculptures had remained as a taboo and no exceptions were allowed for them. On the other hand, ivory…

Gothic, by definition, is a reflection of the popular principles and styles of Medieval Europe. The Gothic style was most popular at this time; it was popular before the enlightenment in which people were turning away from dark Gothic structures and moving towards being able to have opinions, balance, and truth. Gothic culture promotes a sense of unbalance, it fully allows for fantasy to cloud reality. Ghosts, haunted houses, darkness, and fiction are inherently Gothic. Books such as The House…

simpler, and a more stable time. That’s when the revival of ancient architecture started to form. Each type of revival style was associated with a specific architect, for instance, A.W.N. Pugin was England’s leading Gothic revivalist. The revivals of the ancient architecture influenced the architectural designs of many architects of the time. Two of the most noted architects in the nineteenth century who were influenced by the architectural revivals were: Richard Morris Hunt, the leading…

When analyzing the Red House (I 860) by William Morris and Phillip Webb in London and the Stahl llouse (I960) by Pierre Koenig, the two designs focused on symmetry in addition to a repetition of rectangular geometries. Although these houses were designed about 100 years apart they are very similar in plan. They are designed in an “L” shape. focusing on the right angles. In comparison to the Red House. the Stahl House has more refined geometries but is still designed on the basic principles that…

Space is arguably one of the most important and powerful elements of architecture. Before architecture was the building and making of buildings, now in more recent times architecture is also considered the study and interpretation of space. In terms of architecture space is not empty. It has the potential to become a place where people interact and go about their daily lives. Space utilizes many modifying elements for an architectural reason to enhance the experience of occupying a certain space…

1. In what ways did the buildings of the Italian Cistercians contrast with French Gothic cathedrals such as Reims? In the previous chapter we learned about the Gothic style, so to combine chapter twelve and thirteen together we are going to see the difference in Italian Cistercians with French Gothic cathedrals. For the main difference between the two styles is that Italian Cistercians typically had a single long nave and small windows which lead to a large amount of wall space which can be…

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 thin colonnettes in the clerestory piers, emphasizing the vertical reach of the Gothic cathedral. The vaults and the nave contribute to an…

TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE VS MODERN ARCHITECTURE We are used to hear the word architecture is always accompanied by the word of art. As all the books of historical and private architecture references said the art triangle is: architecture, sculpture and painting. Architecture was on the top of the list, or the leader of Fine Arts so that's why it named by Romanian as a mother of the art. Architecture is not just a kind of the art because it grew up and formed as a scientific basis of social to…