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Danielle LeDonne English 26 cards

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1—Dome of the Rock
700 CE
Jerusalem, Israel
Islamic
-A sacred location for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Uses a sacred rock as the center of the dome (much like an altar in many Churches/Cathedrals)
2—Great Mosque
800 CE
Cordoba, Spain
Islamic
-The prayer hall uses superimposed arches to get a greater height. Uses Ablaq (alternating of light and dark stones over the columns)
3—Gatehouse of Lorsch Abbey
800 CE
Germany
Carolingian
-entrance to an abbey. has a flattened steamroller look. mimics roman architecture. The upstairs room is painted like roman frescos.
4—Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
800 CE
Architect: Odo of Metz
Aachen, Germany
Carolingian
-mimicks the Santa Constanza and San Vitale. Is much flatter. When columns couldn't be obtained, the got permission from the pope to go to rome and take spoila (roman stone remains)
5—Corvey Abbey Westwork
900 CE
Corey, Germany
Carolingian
-the lower half was made of columns carved in Germany, not from rome. Carolingian emperors tried to make a connection to ancient Rome.
6—St. Gall Plan
800 CE
Architect: St. Gallen
Switzerland
Carolingian
-where monks would live. 5 hours should be spent by each monk everyday working on it. Not made with a welcoming facade because the monks shouldn't have to leave.
7—Saint-Philibert
1000 CE
Tournus, France
Romanesque
-uses brick based masonry. Large limestone blocks are roman spolia
8—Abbey Church of Saint-Foy
1000 CE
Conques, France
Romanesque
-the reliquary holds a young girls skull (christian martyr) you would give her gifts. Choir above the ambulatory. Has a dark interior with no clerestory windows. The last judgement was originally painted over the entrance.
9—Abbey Church of Cluny III
1100 CE
Cluny, France
Romanesque
-had many towers, tympanum over the entrance portal represents the second coming of Christ
10—Paray-le-Monial
late 11th-early 12th century
Architect: Paray-le-Monial, France
Romanesque
-not a ton of glass windows, made of stone but many towers
11—Abbey of Fontenay
1100 CE
Fontenay, France
Romanesque
-no stained glass or sculpture. Made completely of stone. No extravagant capitols. Wasn't meant to be fancy, was meant for a purpose.
12—Abbey Church of Sainte-Etienne
1100 CE
Caen-France
Romanesque
-a mens monastery. The two towers used to be more block-y. There are 6 vaults and ribbed vaulting & clerestory windows with a vault passage.
13—Durham Cathedral
1100 CE
Durham, England
Romanesque
- Very large nave. 7 vaults & ribbed vaulting. Gallery has a timber roof. The ribbed vaults look like flying buttresses but are not.has 3 levels (nave arcade, gallery, and clerestories)
14—Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
1100 CE
Saint-Denis, France
First Generation, Early Gothic
-light, color, and art =heaven. A pilgrimage site. East end is the most important. Was all planned as a whole in stead of separately. Windows to give an airy effect
15—Laon Cathedral
1200
Laon, France
Second Generation Gothic/ Transitional Gothic
-6 part vaulting. All made of stone. Has a 2 tower facade like sainte-denis. At the top of the towers there are oxen that act as gargoyles.
16—Notre Dame
1200 CE
Paris, France
Second Generation Gothic/ Transitional Gothic
- where flying buttresses started. Uses portal sculpture and is all made of stone.
17—Bourges Cathedral
1200 CE
Bourges, France
Gothic
-high nave arcade with a clerestory but no gallery. Uses 5 story elevation, windows are everywhere
18—Chartres Cathedral
1200 CE
Chartres, France
High Gothic
-Nave is covered by 4 part vaults (quadripartite). Uses plate tracery (similar to bar tracery).
19—Reims Cathedral
1200 CE
Architects: Jean d'Orbais, Jean-le-Loup, Gaucher of Reims, and Bernard of Soissons
Reims, France
High Gothic
-where bar tracery was first used (thin stone used to outline the stain glass in the windows)
20—Amiens Cathedral
1200 Ce
Architects: Thomas de Cormont
Amiens, France
High Gothic
-has open buttresses, is light and airy. Uses pinnacles and other decorative elements.
21—Sainte Chapelle
1200 CE
Architect: Thomas de Cormont
Paris, France
Rayonnant Gothic
-has a smaller chapel for the less important people. Angels decorate the wide archives that hold the statues. Isn't a church anymore (after the french revolution)
22—Wells Cathedral
1200 Ce
Wells, England
English Gothic
- very long building. Cathedral Close has lots of space and land around them. Likes to use the horizontal method (english gothic liked horizontal rather than vertical.)
23—Lincoln Cathedral
1200 CE
Lincoln, England
English Gothic
-2 towers and huge crossing tower is normal for the english. Very horizontal. "Crazy Vaults". Ridge Ribs help to design and create weird shapes
24—Salisbury Cathedral
1200 CE
Salisbury, England
English Gothic
-uses ridge ribs. They used a 2-tone marble look which was used for patterning. No stained glass
25—Piazza del Campo and the Palazzo Pubblico
1300 CE
Siena, Italy
Italian Gothic
-where the republican gov. sat.
26—Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria
1300 Ce
Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio
Florence, Italy
Italian Gothic