Romanesque v. Gothic cathedrals Romanesque Gothic
CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE A.D. THICK COLUMNS SMALL ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS THICK WALLS DOME NO STAINED GLASS WINDOWS BARREL VAULTED CEILINGS – ROUNDED SHAPE OF A CROSS DARK INTERIORS SIMPLE FACADES ( EXTERIOR)
CHARTES – PASSION OF CHRIST ORIGINAL FROM 1150
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE –AGE OF FAITH POINTED SPIRES –IDEA POINTING TO HEAVEN- GOD HEAVEN- GOD POINTED ARCHES SCULPTED PORTALS WITH BIBLE STORIES TALL, LIGHT, AIRY FLYING BUTTRESSES STAINED GLASS WINDOWS –THIN WALLS ROSE WINDOWS ENTRANCE FACING WEST VAULTED, POINTED CEILINGS TOOK AS LONG AS 200 YEARS TO BUILD