The document discusses the evolution of Gothic architecture from the 12th century onwards. Some key developments included ribbed vaults that distributed weight along walls, pointed arches, and flying buttresses that supported thick walls and vaults. Examples discussed include early Gothic cathedrals like Saint-Denis and Notre Dame in Paris, as well as later Gothic structures like Amiens Cathedral, Sainte-Chapelle, and Milan Cathedral, demonstrating Gothic architecture's spread across Europe over centuries.

1. GOTHIC

2. Saint Denis, near Paris Narthex and Chevet, 1140-44, commissioned by Abbot Suger, first minster to Kings Louis VI and Louis VII

3. Saint Denis, plan

4. Saint Denis, interior

5. Diagram of Gothic construction showing the three essential features: ribbed vaults, pointed arches, and flying buttresses

6. diagram

7. Left: Saint-Sernin, Toulouse Right: Amiens Cathedral The heavy ribbed vault of the Romanesque building are made possible by thick walls, heavy cruciform piers, and few windows. Ribbed vaults are structurally more efficient than a barrel vault that evenly distributes the weight and thrust along the wall. A ribbed vault directs thrust to specific points in the masonry--where the ribs meet the wall at the clerestory level. These in turn are supported by the use of flying buttresses visible on the outside of the building.

8. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS ( from 1163)

9. Notre Dame

10. Notre Dame

11. Notre Dame, portal carvings

12. Notre Dame, window

13. Notre Dame, interior

14. Romanesque vs. Gothic sections

15. Notre Dame, Paris

16. Notre Dame, plan

17. CHARTRES (from 1194)

18. Chartres

19. Chartres, interior

20. Chartres, windows

21. NEW SLIDE: Amiens, façade

22. AMIENS CATHEDRAL, France (from 1220)

23. Amiens, computer image

24. Amiens, plan

25. Amiens, nave

26. Amiens, computer image

27. Amiens

28. SAINTE CHAPELLE, Paris, 1243-8 Built by King Louis IX to house the Crown of Thorns and fragment of the True Cross he had bought from the Byzantine Emperor. An example of the Rayonnant or Court Style of French Gothic architecture.

29. Sainte Chapelle, interior

30. Sainte Chapelle, interior

31. Sainte Chapelle, plan

32. KINGS COLLEGE CHAPEL Cambridge, England (1440s - 1515)

33. Kings College Chapel

34. Kings College Chapel, interior

35. Milan Cathedral (white marble, over a brick core. One of the largest cathedrals in the world 14,000 sq yards it was designed to accommodate 40,000 people. The forest of pinnacles, the tracery panels, and the rich embellishment with statuary identifies it as Late Gothic.)

36. MILAN CATHEDREAL ( Duomo) 1380-1900s? Italy's largest and most intricate example of Gothic architecture. (In the 1650's work was begun on the western facade but it was not completed until the 19th century. This facade is more classical in detail than Gothic.) Milan Cathedral, Italy 1380-

37. Milan Cathedral, flying buttresses

38. Milan Cathedral, interior

39. Doge’s Palace (AKA Palazzo Ducale) Venice, 1309-1424

40. Doge’s Palace, Canaletto painting

41. Doge’s Palace (Venice c. 1300-1400),

42. Doge, detail

43. Doge, detail

44. Byzantine Church

45. Doge, plan

46. Doge’s Palace, courtyard

47. Doge, courtyard