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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
History of Architecture IPrepared by Mariam Hassan
Summer 2010
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Characteristics of Gothic
Architecture
AsweconsidertheGothic,thefinalphaseofmedievalarchitecturewearefacewithdefining
thestyle;thetermGothicwasfirstappliedinthe17th centurytodenotedesignsnotbasedon
precedentfromclassicalantiquity;bythe19th century,pejorativeconnotations hadlargely
beenovercome,buthistorianshavestruggledsincetoclarifywhatexactlyconstitutesthe
Gothicstyle.
ThemostobviousdefinitioninvolveskeyelementsemployedinmanyGothicbuildingswhich
features:
Thepointedarch
Ribvaults
Flying
buttressesLargestainedglasswindows(withtracery)
Pierscomposedofcolonnades
Shaftsbundledaroundacore
Considerableheight
Largescale
spatial
characteristics
(airy
and
bright)
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Structural and Constructional Innovations
Theflexibilityofthe
pointedarch
channeledtheweight
ontothebearingpiers
orcolumns
at
asteep
angle,enablinga
muchraisedceiling.
SinceGothic
constructionloads
at
piersratherthan
distributedalongthe
wall,architects
developed
reinforcementat
specificpointsusing
externalbuttressing.
Archesconnectedat
rightanglesand
appearto
fly
or
leap
astheyreachoutto
strengthentheupper
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Architectural Features
Gothicarchitectureismorethanacollectionof
structuraltechniques,
for
it
embraces
an
integrated
estheticsystem:
Designflexibility(variousarchangles).
Steeperanglesgeneratelesspush,By contrast,the
dimensionsofsemicirculararchareestablishedbythe
widthofthespan.
Pointedarchesallowedirregularareastobevaulted
whilemaintainingacommonceilingheight.
Separatechurchelements(nave,aisle,chapel)were
combinedinaunifiedorderedcompositionbecauseof
geometricmethodsofribvaultsandpointedarches.
AcharacteristicofGothicchurcharchitectureisits
height,bothrealandproportional.Asectionofthemain
body
of
a
Gothic
church
usually
shows
the
nave
as
considerablytallerthanitiswidth.
Anotherdistinctivefeatureistheexpansivewindows.
Theincreasedsizebetweenwindowsofthe
RomanesqueandGothicperiodsisrelatedtotheuseof
theribbed
vaults
(specifically
the
pointed
ribbed
vault)
whichchanneledtheweighttoasupportingshaftwith
lessoutwardthrustthanasemicircularvault
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TheGothicvault,unlikethesemicircularvaultoftheRomanesquebuildingscanbeusedtoroof
rectangularand
irregularly
shaped
plans
such
as
trapezoids.
InRomanesquebuilding,acontinuousmassofwallwasnecessarytosustainthe
load.InGothicstructure,itwasaskeletalsystemthattransferredroofloads
downtothegroundatdiscretepoints,therebyfreeinglargeexpansesofwallto
beopened
for
windows.
Vaultsshowingtheimplicationsofusingpointedribsasopposed tosemicircular.Notehow
theexampleontheleftonlyusessemicircularribswhichcreatesadomedeffect.
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Early GothicThe
Gothic
style
originated
in
northern
France,
in
the
regionaroundParis;thisareahadrelativelylittle
Romanesquebuilding,soperhapsitwasmoreopento
developmentsfromotherplaces.
EarlyGothic
period
featured
simple
groined
vaults;
generalsimplicityandvigorofdesignanddetail;
conventionalizedfoliageofsmallplants;platetracery,
andnarrowwindowscoupledunderpointedarchwith
circularfoiledopeningsinthewindowhead.
RecognizedasthefirstGothicbuilding,theAbbey
ChurchofSt.Denis(1137 40),isaroyalmonasteryin
whichSaintDenisandlaterkingsofFrancewere
buried
In1140
atwin
towered
west
faade
of
Norman
churcheswasincorporatedandatraditionofsculpted
portalsdevelopedinthesouthofFrance.
Intheoriginalchoirofthisnoblechurchalmostallthe
archesand
openings
were
pointed
(except
the
groin
ribs,whichweresemicircles).Thevaultswere
throughoutconstructedwithcrossribs,wallribs,and
groinribs
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High Gothic
TheincorporationofflyingbuttressesatNotreDame
inParis(1194 1230).
ThehighGothicperiodfeaturedmoreperfect vaults;
inEnglandmultipleribsandliernes;greater
slendernessandloftinessofproportions;decoration
muchricher,lessvigorous;morenaturalisticcarving
of
mature
foliage;
walls
nearly
suppressed,
windows
ofgreatsize,bartracerywithslendermoulded or
columnarmullionsandgeometriccombinations
(circlesandcusps)inwindowheads,circular(rose)
windows.
Thefirst
monument
of
the
High
developed Gothic
stylewasthecathedralofNotreDameatChartres.
Flyingbuttresseswereplannedfromthestartthus
eliminatingtheneedforgalleries.
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Italian Gothic
Italianculturalestheticspreferredtierodsinsteadofvisibleexternalbuttressing,soflyingbuttressesappear
onlyrarely;givenItalysbrightskies,largewindowswerenotnecessarytoprovideilluminationinside
buildings.
ItalyslargestGothicchurchisMilanCathedral,beganin1387andfinished1858,althoughessentially
completedby1572.
Theplanfeaturesabroadnavewithdoubleaisles,anaisledtranseptandapolygonapsewithambulatory.
Theaisle
bays
are
square
in
plan,
while
the
nave
bays
are
rectangular.
Theflyingbuttresseswereonlyaddedinthe19thcentury.
Theexteriorisaveritableforestofcarvedmarbleandpinnaclesfromthevantagepointoftherooflevel
whichisaccessible.
Theresulting
building
lacks
asense
of
spatial
openness
because of
the
size
and
spacing
of
its
piers.
Thevolumeisenormous,andasthesmallclerestorywindowsarefilledwithstainedglass,eveninfullItalian
sunshinelittlelightentersthenave.
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