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Divided Into Three Church Of Saint
990 wordsThe term Gothic style in architecture has taken many forms. The term Gothic originated in France. It is best known through the Gothic cathedral. Through engineering, intellect and spirituality these cathedrals perfectly express the medieval mind. This style was widespread throughout Europe. Unlike other arts, this style was not uniform in nature nor was it uniform in date. This style has three main chararistics that make it its own unique style, known as Gothic. First it is known for its pointed...
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Falls In Love Notre Dame
1,460 wordsOur Lady of Paris The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a tragic romance about a young deformed man named Quasimodo, and his troubles with love, and his master. The story starts in 1482 in Paris. The Festival of Fools is taking place and Quasi is crowned the Pope of Fools, for being so ugly. When Claude Frollo, Quasimodo's master, sees him at the procession, he immediately tells Quasi to go back with him. A man named Gringoire sees Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy, performing he instantly falls in love wit...
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Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass
394 wordsChartres Cathedral is the cathedral church of Notre Dame (Our Lady) in the city of Chartres in northwestern France. It is one of the foremost examples of High Gothic French architecture, and is widely noted not only for its innovations in architecture, but also for its many sculptures and celebrated stained glass. The oldest parts of the cathedral are taken from a Romanesque church, which was destroyed by a fire in 1194. The present day cathedral was constructed on this church? s foundation, wit...
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Stained Glass Side Aisles
309 wordstracery In architecture, branching, ornamental stonework, generally in a window, where it supports the glass. Tracery is particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture. Example: The tracery in a rose window of Washington Cathedral, Washington, DC. This graphic displays four different photos they amount to a zoom into the tracery. Also see fenestration, foil, quatrefoil, and stained glass. rose window Large circular windows of tracery and stained glass found in Gothic cathedrals. Also called ...
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Stained Glass Side Aisles
309 wordstracery In architecture, branching, ornamental stonework, generally in a window, where it supports the glass. Tracery is particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture. Example: The tracery in a rose window of Washington Cathedral, Washington, DC. This graphic displays four different photos they amount to a zoom into the tracery. Also see fenestration, foil, quatrefoil, and stained glass. rose window Large circular windows of tracery and stained glass found in Gothic cathedrals. Also called ...
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Stained Glass Side Aisles
294 wordsTracery is particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture. Example: The tracery in a rose window of Washington Cathedral, Washington, DC. This graphic displays four different photos they amount to a zoom into the tracery. Also see fenestration, foil, quatrefoil, and stained glass. rose window Large circular windows of tracery and stained glass found in Gothic cathedrals. Also called a wheel window. Examples: transept An aisle between the apse and nave. It cuts across the nave and side aisles...
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