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GOTHIC
Saint Denis, near ParisNarthex and Chevet, 1140-44, commissioned by Abbot Suger, first minster to
Kings Louis VI and Louis VII
Saint Denis, plan
Saint Denis, interior
Diagram of Gothic construction showing the three essential features: ribbed vaults, pointed arches, and flying buttresses
diagram
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.
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (from 1163)
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame, portal carvings
Notre Dame, window
Notre Dame, interior
Romanesque vs. Gothic sections
Notre Dame, Paris
Notre Dame, plan
CHARTRES (from 1194)
Chartres
Chartres, interior
Chartres, windows
NEW SLIDE: Amiens, façade
AMIENS CATHEDRAL, France (from 1220)
Amiens, computer image
Amiens, plan
Amiens, nave
Amiens, computer image
Amiens
SAINTE CHAPELLE, Paris, 1243-8Built 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.
Sainte Chapelle, interior
Sainte Chapelle, interior
Sainte Chapelle, plan
KINGS COLLEGE CHAPEL Cambridge, England (1440s - 1515)
Kings College Chapel
Kings College Chapel, interior
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.)
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-
Milan Cathedral, flying buttresses
Milan Cathedral, interior
Doge’s Palace (AKA Palazzo Ducale) Venice, 1309-1424
Doge’s Palace, Canaletto painting
Doge’s Palace (Venice c. 1300-1400),
Doge, detail
Doge, detail
Byzantine Church
Doge, plan
Doge’s Palace, courtyard
Doge, courtyard