Gothic Revival architecture

in Yemassee, South Carolina. The Old Sheldon Church is formerly known as Prince William Parish Church (Old Sheldon Church Ruins). Old Sheldon was the state church of South Carolina also known as the church of England. The church was built in Greek revival style between 1745-1753, by William Bull whose Planation border the church grounds (Old Sheldon Church Ruins). The name “Sheldon” came from William Bull, family’s ancestral home in England (Old Sheldon Church Ruins). The church is very…

Chartres Secrets- The Wondrous Background and History of Chartres Cathedral.” 2008 Chartres Secrets. Web. http://en.chartressecrets.org/cathedral/background_history.htm This article is mainly about the importance and history of the Chartres Cathedral, one of the most magnificent and sacred of this time. It is in Chartres, France and was completed in about 26 years, it is the only cathedral that does not have a single king, bishop, cardinal, canon, or anyone interred in the soil of its mound.…

Hence, they act as a flat canvas for a more classical façade. Whereas in Baroque Architecture the walls are deeply curved and sculpted. Quite often in Baroque buildings the walls are covered with elaborate embellishments. The façade of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, epitomises the style of the Renaissance era. Considered the greatest Renaissance…

So it was that early in the middle ages, a small town banded together and created one of the greatest Christian sanctuaries the world has ever known. In many ways, it would set the standard for all other gothic cathedrals: It is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. Chartres Cathedral stands on a hill above the river Eure, in the town of Chartres. Its spires rise like beacons on the horizon, and can bee seen miles away. Today, its majestic carved towers and facades project a mediaeval…

Romanesque art was the expansion of monasticism. Monasticism is a religious way of life when one dedicates themselves fully to spiritual work. Romanesque art featured many scenes from the Christian faith (MET Museum). There was a Roman influence on the architecture that featured stone-vaulted buildings decorated with wall arcades and architectural sculptures. Specifically, the churches were large and ornamented with colorful, geometric figures…

Peter Kidson sets out to analyze Panofsky’s writings on Abbot Suger and whether they depict an accurate image of the man and his role in the development of the Gothic style. He argues that Panofsky gives Suger too much credit and calls into question the innovations Panofsky brought to the Suger conversation: the Abbot’s connection to St. Bernard and his status as an intellect. Kidson goes on to address these points thoroughly through analysis of Suger’s writings. In the last section of his…

The impact that Greco-Roman had influence upon the development of religious architecture had an enormous effect on things. The Greco-Roman effected the art styles, the agriculture, and the types of religious that were being practiced in that time period. The architecture that stood out to me the most would have to be the different types of buildings that where created. The basilica is the most unique one in my opinion “the basilica was not a new architectural form”. (Farber) The reason why the…

information about Gothic Cathedrals. There was no specific date when this Wikipedia page was created. The point of view from this source gives the reader the impression that the Dark Ages weren’t too “dark”. This point of view is shown through the quote, “Common features of gothic cathedrals included architectural innovations, including: large columns, high ceilings with ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows”. This quote gives the reader the idea that Gothic…

One building that was interesting that imitated the neo-gothic style over the many years I lived in Lowell was Saint Patrick’s church in Lowell, Massachusetts. The local church had a historical tie to the city's Irish American population to support the Irish workmen who had moved to Lowell and who are also the ones that worked on the Pawtucket and Merrimack Canals. The current stone structure dates to 1853 and the Saint Patrick's church used to be in a wooden design but a fire in 1904 caused…

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…