architecture in the medieval world
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ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD. EALRY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE THE CAROLINIAN, OTTONIAN AND ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE . EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1)EALRY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
2)ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 3)THE CAROLINIAN, OTTONIAN
AND ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
4)GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
CHRISTIAN BASILICA: rectangular building with an apse for the altar at one
end and a straight line, interpreted as path.
MARTYRIUM
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
San Vitale Dome: dome of
heaven served as a point of departure.
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
Mosque, palace, the tomb, and the fort: principal building types of IslamGreat Mosque of Samarra Mausoleum Taj Mahal of Agra,
India
CAROLINIAN ARCHITECTURE
St. Michael Church in Northern Germany
Pope and emperor join hands in perfect quality.
ROMANSQUE ARCHITECTURE
characterized by bay system, cross-or groin-vaulting, semi-circular arches for the opening in the walls, massive enclosing walls, and the incorporation of towers into the church
building proper.St. Marks Cathedral in Venice
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
Pointed arch, the flying buttress and the rib vault that reflects the
transcendental character of Gothic cultureNotre Dame de ParisSalisbury Cathedral in France
1) THE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY
2) THE BAROQUE ARCHTIECTURE
ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN WORLD
Structures follow the system of rectangles and circles
man standing in the center of the dome revealing self-sufficient individuality of man, acting not by the grace of God, but more by the power of his own agency.
RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY
Palazzo Rocelli in FlorencePazzi Chapel in Florence
original meaning of the term “Baroque” was odd, irregular and grotesque
St. Peter’s Basilica
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
availability of new building materials, iron and steel – the materials that revolutionized the whole building industry.
ARCHITECTURE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
SEVERN BRIDGE IN ENGLANDEIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS
1) POST AND LINTEL2) CANTILEVER3) ARCH4) DOME5) VAULT6) TRUSS
KINDS OF ARCHTIECTURAL CONSTRUCTION
This consists of a horizontal beam called lintel and two vertical posts to support it.
POST AND LINTEL
STONEHENGE
has two vertical posts for support and a horizontal beam with one end more extended than the other.
CANTILEVER
consists of several wedge-shaped blocks of stone called voussoirs held together by a key stone.
ARCH
Arch of Triumph in Paris
a large hemispherical roof or ceiling that looks like in a converted cup.
DOME
“Dome of the Rock” in Jerusalem
This is an arched structure of masonry usually forming a roof or ceiling.
VAULT
The truss consists of a braced framework of beams or bars forming one or more triangles.
TRUSS
MATERIALS OF NATURE (DIRECT PRODUCT OF NATURE)STONEWOOD
MATERIALS MANUFACTURED OR MADE BY MANCERAMIC MATERIALSMETALSCONCRETE MATERIALSPLASTICS
INDIGENOUS MATERIALS
CLASSIFICATION OF ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS