minimal text, visually shows development from greek and roman architecture, especially arches. compares romanesque and gothic architecture.

1. Technique and Technical Development
Architecture

2. Greek Arch

3. Roman arch

4. Benefits of Roman arch
Distributes weight outward
Pushes weight toward greater weight
bearing column
Allows for height

5. Height and space

6. Byzantine Church Characteristics
• Mosaics
• Domed
• Only a few stories high

7. Hagia Sophia - Byzantine

8. Hagia Sophia - Byzantine

9. Hagia Sophia - Byzantine

10. Hagia Sophia - Byzantine

11. Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Byzantine

12. Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Byzantine

13. Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Byzantine

14. Byzantine Innovations with Arches
• Higher walls
• Dome
• Light halo
• Looking into heaven

15. Romanesque Cathedral Characteristics
• Thick wall
• Little glass
• Wood and later stone celilings
• Sculpture to teach Bible stories to illiterate
masses
• Real and fantastical images used, especially
those of demons

16. Church of Saint Trophime - Romanesque

17. Church of Saint Trophime between 1100-1300 -
Romanesque

18. Church of Saint Trophime between 1100-1300 -
Romanesque

19. Romanesque innovations with arches
• practice

20. Gothic Cathedral Characteristics
• High
• Thinner walls
• Windows
• Depictions of people more natural and show
movement
• Less use of animals and demons

21. Pointed arch - Gothic

22. Pointed arch - Gothic

23. Flying Buttress - Gothic

24. Notre Dame de Paris - Gothic

25. Reims Cathedral - Gothic

26. Chatres Cathedral - Gothic

27. Chartres Cathedral - Gothic

28. Chartres Cathedral - Gothic

29. Chartres Cathedral - Gothic

31. Which style?
Duomo - Florence Milan Cathedral

32. Which style
Church of St. Denis Tower of Pisa