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Romanesque Rounded Arches. Barrel vaults. Thick walls. Darker, simplistic interiors. Small windows, usually at the top of the wall. It is a feature of Romanesque art, both in manuscript illumination and sculptural decoration, that figures are contorted to fit the space that they occupy.
Gothic Began in France in the 12c. Pointed arches. Flying buttresses. Stained glass windows. Elaborate, ornate interior. Taller, more airy lots of light. Lavish sculpture larger-than-life.
Gothic WHEN IN DOUBT… A Gothic cathedral or abbey was, prior to the 20th century, generally the landmark building in its town, rising high above all the domestic structures and often surmounted by one or more towers and pinnacles and perhaps tall spires. These cathedrals were the skyscrapers of that day and would have been the largest buildings by far that Europeans would ever have seen. GOTHIC EMPHASIZES LIGHT!
Romanesque or Gothic?
Romanesque or Gothic? GOTHIC
Maria Laach Abbey, Germany
Maria Laach Abbey, Germany ROMANESQUE
Oudenaarde Town Hall, Belgium
Oudenaarde Town Hall, Belgium GOTHIC
The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy
The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy GOTHIC
Tum Collegiate Church, Poland
Tum Collegiate Church, Poland ROMANESQUE
Façade of Reims Cathedral, France
Façade of Reims Cathedral, France GOTHIC
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Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany
Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany The 19th-century reconstruction of the westwerk of the Romanesque Speyer Cathedral. ROMANESQUE
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Tower of London
ROMANESQUE Tower of London The Tower of London (1078). William the Conqueror built the central White Tower as his stronghold and residence.
Cathedral of Saint-Gatian, Tours, France
Cathedral of Saint-Gatian, Tours, France GOTHIC
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Lessay Abbey, Normandy, France.
Lessay Abbey, Normandy, France. The traceried window to the left of the building indicates that the steeply gabled vestry dates from the Gothic period. ROMANESQUE
Laon Cathedral, Picardy, France
Laon Cathedral, Picardy, France The facade of Laon Cathedral, 1225, a Gothic cathedral, maintains rounded arches and arcading in the Romanesque manner. GOTHIC(ISH)
Ely Cathedral, England
GOTHIC(ISH) Ely Cathedral, England Ely Cathedral, England, the central western tower and framing smaller towers all had transitional features, 1180s. The tower to the left fell. Gothic porch, 1250s; lantern, 1390s. GOTHIC(ISH)
Cathedral of Genoa, GUESS!
Cathedral of Genoa, GUESS! The facade of the Cathedral of Genoa has both round and pointed arches, and paired windows, a continuing Romanesque feature of Italian Gothic architecture. GOTHIC
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ROMANESQUE Romanesque or Gothic? The tympanum of the inner portal of la Madeleine Vezelay has the scene of Christ in Majesty, at the Last Judgment. The figure of Christ is highly formalized in both posture and treatment. (1130s) R ROMANESQUE
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ROMANESQUE Romanesque or Gothic? Details of the portal of Oloron Cathedral show a demon, a lion swallowing a man and kings with musical instruments. ROMANESQUE
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GOTHIC Romanesque or Gothic? Overview of Reims Cathedral from north-east GOTHIC
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GOTHIC Romanesque or Gothic? Basilica of the Assumption of Mary, Kraków, Poland GOTHIC
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GOTHIC Romanesque or Gothic? The interior of the western end of Reims Cathedral GOTHIC
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Romanesque or Gothic? I cheated.
Romanesque or Gothic? This is the Chicago Tribune Tower. Built in 1924, it is built in the “Neo-Gothic” style. The facade of the Tribune Tower is studded with rocks collected from great buildings around the world. This one will NOT be on the test.