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City Mayors: Historic cities - Western Europe The cathedral, the four ancient churches and the Palais Rohan – former residence of the prince-bishops – far from appearing as isolated monuments, form a district that is characteristic of a medieval town and illustrates Strasbourg's evolution from the 15th to the 18th century. Palladio's urban buildings, as well as his villas, scattered throughout the Veneto region, had a decisive influence on the development of architecture. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo. www.citymayors.com /culture/historic_weurope.html

architec.htm The boldest departures from Byzantine architecture were the churches of the Ascension at Kolomenskoye (1532) and the Decapitation of St. John the Baptist at Dyakovo (c.1532) and, above all, the Cathedral of St. Basil (Vasily) the Blessed (the Pokrovsky Cathedral) in Moscow (1554-60). The region of Vladimir-Suzdal (also in northwest Russia), as another centre of early Russian culture, was a factor in a creative fusion of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Caucasian influences--the Romanesque being seen in the style that was growing up in western Europe and the Caucasian influence appearing in the churches to the south. In St. Basil the western academic architectural concepts, based on rational, manifest harmony, were ignored; the structure, with no easily readable design and a profusion of disparate colourful exterior decoration, is uniquely medieval Russian in content and form, in technique, decoration, and feeling. www.russia-in-us.com /Religion/Christianity/architec.htm

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Facade As a rule, the west front in England is devoid of Gothic character; but among exceptions is the western façade of Ripon cathedral. Italian Gothic façades show the influence of Roman tradition in their classic forms of construction and decoration, which was so great that the verticality which marks the Gothic architecture in the north of Europe does not pervade the Italian examples, to anything like the same extent. In the early pointed architecture of England, western towers, when they occur, are less imposing than those of the Gothic churches of France. www.newadvent.org /cathen/05745c.htm   (2257 words)

VT Aachen Forum It's built around the palace chapel of Charlemagne and is the probably finest piece of barbarian romanesque architecture in western Europe. Aachen Cathedral is, arguably, one of the most interesting and historically important in Europe. Also, as already noted, Aachen is a spa town, and has lots of springs and fountains all around the city centre, and these often incorporate interesting sculptures and statues. forum.virtualtourist.com /discussion-120196-1-1-Travel-1-80286-Aachen-discussion.html   (462 words)

Fine Arts, UBC Library. Subject Guide: Medieval Art and Architecture Sources for researching the art and architecture of western Europe, 400-1500. Monastery and cathedral in France; medieval architecture, sculpture, stained glass, manuscripts, the art of the church treasuries Microfiche images of art and architecture from the 8th Century to present. www.library.ubc.ca /finearts/medieval.html   (462 words)

Gothic Revival Gothic architecture was dominant in France and the western half of Europe in the 12th through the middle of the 16th centuries. One of the compartments of a groin or ribbed vault, in the Romanesque period usually of plastered rubble, in the Gothic period of neatly coursed stones. In a Gothic cathedral the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays, the design of which is an architectural unit repeated in each bay. ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/gothic   (1454 words)

About Smolensk Smolensk had risen at the riverhead of the Dnepr, on the commercial ways connecting Baltic countries with the Black Sea on the one hand and Moscow with the central and Western Europe on the other. The Smolensk Region, which has a population of 1,034,000 inhabitants, is situated on Smolensk-Moscow eminence on the west of Eastern European plain and has a territory of 49,798 square kilometres. The oldest church of Smolensk is the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the prominent example of outstanding monuments of the Russian architecture of 12 www.antibiotic.ru /en/iac/smolensk.shtml   (1079 words)

Gothic Revival Gothic architecture was dominant in France and the western half of Europe in the 12th through the middle of the 16th centuries. In a Gothic cathedral the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays, the design of which is an architectural unit repeated in each bay. It was chiefly Downing's book that led to the flowering throughout rural America of some very picturesque wooden Gothic architecture. www4.bfn.org /bah/a/archsty/gothic   (1079 words)

Architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris, France At 223 feet they are huge, but like many cathedrals of Europe, they remain unfinished lacking spires of their own. In spite of this ancient beginning, one of Notre Dame's most prominent features is a recent addition. The grand spire was erected in the 1800's during a renovation by E.E. Voillet-le-Duc, but still lives in harmony with the two towers on the western facade that were put up between 1210 and 1250. www.glasssteelandstone.com /FR/ParisNotreDame.html   (254 words)

DRM 262H Construction techniques in medieval cathedral architecture in central and western Europe. Book kept by a London 1590s theatrical manager, giving details of plays performed, box office take, etc. PN 2589 H4 1961. A complete cycle in a modernized text; the best way of getting acquainted quickly with one "genuine" complete cycle (as opposed to the "made-up" cycle in Bevington). www.chass.toronto.edu /~klausner/262.html   (254 words)

Punch Stock - Buy Photodisc stock photos, royalty free images, photography, pictures, and illustrations Keywords: color image horizontal photography nobody outdoors day mediterranean countries tradition religion christianity catholicism architecture city location place of worship church cathedral gray europe western europe southern europe italy lombardy milan stone gothic style ornate midsection john wang pdsingles www.punchstock.com /stock_photography/photodisc/7446994/image_RL001407.html   (254 words)

Belarusian Architecture In Belarus it was performed under the imperial control in two directions - a) official so called "Pseudo-Russian" style with orientation on Byzantine and ancient Rus"ian examples; b) diametrically opposite style oriented on the Western Europe associated with democratic and national-liberation ideas. The characteristic cathedrals of this style are Farny cathedral in Hrodna, Klecak cathedral, Mikalaeuski Cathedral in Mir. The most known architects of Russian Orthodox architecture in Belarus were A. Mel'nikau and Stauberg. www.belarusguide.com /culture1/visual_arts/Architecture.html   (254 words)

Magnum Photos: Picardy region. Aisne department. Town of Laon. The medieval cathedral of Notre Dame of Laon, erected in the 13th century. (PAR219038)@ HighBeam Research Aisne Safety device Accessory Western Europe Urban development Architecture Religious archictecture Helmet Safety helmet Cathedral Street lighting Europe France Methods of transport Laon Street furniture Clothing Monument Motorcyclist Motorbike Middle Ages Means of transport Cultural heritage Historic period Picardie Religion Century Transport Road transport Town... The medieval cathedral of Notre Dame of Laon, erected in the 13th century. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:88050037&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf&COOKIE=NO&token=A6B0803A7B494DC88102ED16DC9273F8   (254 words)

Medieval England - AskTheBrain.com There are a great number of medieval, tudor and stuart buildings that take you back to Old England, together with Salisbury Cathedral which houses one of the copies of Magna Carta, one of the foundations for modern Western law. Salisbury Cathedral is a superb example of medieval architecture boasting the tallest spire in England which dominates the city skyline. ORG group is designed for those with an interest in all things Medieval (pre-Tudor) as well as to provide a thoughtful forum for those historians truly interested in, researching the life and mysteries around one of England's most undeservedly maligned monarchs. www.askthebrain.com /england_medieval-.html   (254 words)

FREEMASONRY AND THE CATHEDRAL BUILDERS The old Roman style of building, on which all subsequent styles in Western Europe were based until the coming of Gothic, and which came to be called Romanesque, was organized on a very simple principle, and had its beginnings, at least so far as temples, churches, and cathedrals were concerned, in the ancient basilica. It is a popular church architecture - the product of secular craftsmen working under the stimulus of national and municipal aspiration and inspired by religious faith." Moore finds the key to Gothic in the flying buttress. Nor is it safe to apply the word only to architecture, because there were Gothic styles in dress, in bridges, in walls, in furniture, in ornamentation, in manners, and even in household utensils. www.freemasons-freemasonry.com /builder.html   (254 words)

UNESCO World Heritage in Western Germany The buildings are representative for heavy industry in Europe and are of outstanding value as their architecture was influenced by the "Bauhaus" style, which was setting an example for modern industry architecture in general. The palace chapel, a central part of Aachen Cathedral, was used as the coronation church for 30 German kings and became the final resting-place for King Charlemagne. Augustusburg Castle and Falkenlust Castle in Brühl were the first major buildings to be constructed in the rococo style. www.germany-tourism.de /e/unesco_world_heritage_west.html   (254 words)

Laon on Encyclopedia.com Daily shopping and cafes on the Rue Chatelaine with the Notre Dame de Laon cathedral at the end.Keywords:Food supply Food Aisne Daughter Western Europe Girl - 3 to 13 years Urban development Architecture Religious archictecture Daily shopping and cafes on the Rue Chatelaine with the Notre Dame de Laon cathedral at the end. Légionellose : un homme de 52 ans dans un état grave à Laon (Aisne) www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Laon.asp   (978 words)

St. Petersburg and The Baltics A medley of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture reflects its colorful past; explore Riga, both Old and New, seeing the Dome Cathedral, Riga Castle, and the Swedish Gate, before a special dinner ashore. Visit Castle Frederiksborg this morning, one of the most beautiful Renaissance castles in northern Europe, and stop at historic Kronborg Castle, immortalized by Shakespeare as the home of Prince Hamlet. Explore the Island of Gotland, one of the most interesting ports of call in the Baltics; your choice of excursions includes a medieval walking tour of 13th-century Visby or a visit to the western shore where fishing villages, farms and meadows delight with scenic beauty. www.passporttoadventure.net /st__petersburg_and_the_baltics.htm   (978 words)

Gothic Revival Gothic architecture was dominant in France and the western half of Europe in the 12th through the middle of the 16th centuries. In a Gothic cathedral the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays, the design of which is an architectural unit repeated in each bay. The Gothic Revival had developed from the 18th century, and was boosted in the 19th by the chivalric writings of Sir Walter Scott, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Thomas Love Peacock. www4.bfn.org /bah/a/archsty/gothic   (978 words)

Gothic Revival Gothic architecture was dominant in France and the western half of Europe in the 12th through the middle of the 16th centuries. In a Gothic cathedral the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays, the design of which is an architectural unit repeated in each bay. Gothic Revival in U. uring the second half of the 19th century, architects in the United States began to lose interest in Greco-Roman Classicism, and to adopt new domestic styles based loosely on medieval and other non-classical forms of building. ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/gothic   (1445 words)

ArtLex on the Gothic Period and Style - The name given to the style of architecture, painting, and sculpture which flourished in western Europe, mainly France and England, between the 12th and 15th centuries-- the later Middle Ages. The cathedral is the most impressive example of the Gothic style, characterized by pointed arches and flying buttresses. Inscribed in Gothic characters running vertically on the inside of the left wing: le xxviii jour de mars / lan mil cccc lx+xv jehan barbet dit de lion fist cest angelot. www.artlex.com /ArtLex/g/gothic.html   (896 words)

Belgium Guide - Province of Liege : Huy In 1066, Bishop Theodwin of Bavaria sold half of his possessions to finance the construction of Huy's cathedral, and gave the town Western Europe's first charter of liberties. The Hôtel de la Cloche built in 1606 and the 16th-century Hospice d'Oultremont are two of the most radiant examples of Mosan architecture in Huy. The castle of Huy ("Li Tchestia", as it is known in local dialect) became a powerful fortress, where the Princes of Liege sought refuge during conflicts with the populace, and it became the town's symbol in the 15th century. www.eupedia.com /belgium/huy.shtml   (580 words)

Reader's Companion to Military History - - Reconquest of Spain Yet at the same time the Moorish-flavored cultural legacy of the military Reconquest became evident in terms of architecture (for example, the cathedral-mosque of Córdoba and the "minaret" Christian churches of Aragón), irrigation (the huerta region of Valencia), and even to some extent in language, music, and literature. It defined the character of the Middle Ages in Spain, which differed from that prevailing elsewhere in western Europe. Spain became a society organized for war, with a greater percentage of its population positioned as nobles, knights, and warriors, as well as its own crusading ideals and military orders. college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/mil/html/mh_042700_reconquestof.htm   (460 words)

Boccaccio, Giovanni: The Decameron The "Author's Introduction" to The Decameron is both an important historical document of the Black Death in Europe and a significant example of the emergent conventions of plague chronicles and narratives in western culture. The structure of the work is distinctly medieval by virtue of its allegorical numerology and elaborate architecture, which finds its counterpart in the Gothic cathedral; its scathing and hilarious depictions of a corrupt clergy; and its idealization of women. In addition to the stories is a lengthy introduction in which Boccaccio describes the "brief unpleasantness" necessitating the geographical wanderings and narrative adventures of the ten storytellers, the outbreak of bubonic plague in Florence in 1348. endeavor.med.nyu.edu /lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/boccaccio1407-des-.html   (288 words)

Gothic Revival Gothic architecture was dominant in France and the western half of Europe in the 12th through the middle of the 16th centuries. In a Gothic cathedral the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays, the design of which is an architectural unit repeated in each bay. One of the compartments of a groin or ribbed vault, in the Romanesque period usually of plastered rubble, in the Gothic period of neatly coursed stones. ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/gothic   (1454 words)

Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2003007856 The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Architecture, Gothic, Cathedrals In it Robert A. Scott explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes. www.loc.gov /catdir/description/ucal042/2003007856.html   (298 words)

MSN Encarta - Romanesque Art and Architecture Romanesque Art and Architecture, a predominantly architectural style that flourished in western Europe from about ad 1000 until the rise of the Gothic style, in most regions by the latter half of the 12th century, in certain regions somewhat later. Outstanding examples of central Italian Romanesque architecture are of a group of buildings in Pisa that includes the cathedral, begun in 1063; the baptistery, begun in 1153; and the Campanile (the famous Leaning Tower), a free-standing bell tower, begun in 1173. In many regions the pre-Romanesque style was a continuation of Early Christian art and architecture; such, for example, were the churches of Rome, built on the plan of the basilica. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570708/Romanesque_Art_and_Architecture.html   (1625 words)

High Renaissance in Italy (1495-1520) (from Western architecture) --  Encyclopædia Britannica The period was a very brief one, centred almost exclusively in the city of Rome; it ended with the political and religious tensions that shook Europe during the third decade of the century, culminating in the disastrous sack of Rome in 1527 and the siege of Florence&; Maria del Fiore in Florence, the Chapel of Pazzi, the Palazzo Pitti, the church of San Francesco at Rimini, the Chateau de Blois, and the cathedral of San Pietro in Rome. High Renaissance architecture first appeared at Rome in the work of Bramante at the beginning of the 16th century. www.britannica.com /eb/article-47342?tocId=47342   (896 words)

Gothic architecture and art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The adoption of Gothic architecture in various parts of Western Europe resulted in interesting variations and developments of the style. The High Gothic phase of architecture was ushered in by the Cathedral of Chartres, begun after 1194 and followed in rapid succession by the cathedrals of Bourges, Reims, Amiens, and Beauvais. The most striking achievements of Rayonnant design, the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and the Church of St. Urban in Troyes, have walls almost entirely of glass, held in place by only a thin skeletal frame of masonry. www.bartleby.com /65/go/Gothicar.html   (1702 words)

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