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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture by Hadley Stuehrenberg - Coggle Diagram
Romanesque and Gothic Architecture by Hadley Stuehrenberg
Romanesque
Began in about the mid 11th century
The Romanesque style was a product of the great expansion of monasticism, also known as monkhood
Monkhood was a spiritual group that renounced worldly pursuits to devote themselves totally to their spiritual work.
This occurred during the 10th-11th century
The purpose for building larger churches were to accommodate the numerous monks and priests as well as pilgrims.
The buildings were made mostly of masonry or stone vaulting instead of timber to allow it to be fire resistant.
The Romanesque churches incorporate semi circle arches for windows, doors and arcades and the windows were exceptionally small to contain the outer thrust of the ceiling arches
These Romanesque buildings were also made out of thick walls and the building gave off a look of solidity and strength, in which the in inside was very dark because of this
The new more developed Romanesque style is distinguished by their expertise in architecture and vaulted ceilings.
Gothic
The gothic began with a (sometimes known as)barbaric tribe called the Goths
The Goths held power is various regions of Europe
Some of the Gothic architecture was inspired by by other cultures, in specific, Islamic cultures. (Could be seen in Spain)
The Goths adopted their pointed arches from the Islamic culture which are now one of the most fundamental elements of the gothic style.
The gothic style used a more slender technique in their columns and walls rather than the Romanesque bulky and 'strong'
They were allowed to do this technique because of the pointed arches
The gothic style used large windows and tried to make their builds light and airy
Gargoyles were used to not scare peasants away but scare them inside the church to become properly educated
Gargoyles were also used practically because they were used as rain spouts and the rainwater would drain off the roof and gush through their mouths, before hitting the ground.
The Goths grew out of the old Romanesque architectural style and from the 1000 to 1400 centuries they built several cathedrals and churches particularly in Britain and France.
This is a famous Cathedral located in Canterbury, U.K.
The Gothic and Romanesque styles were structurally and architecturally different because..
The Gothics choose a different approach and made their buildings slender and bright, whereas Romanesque had very think and dark buildings.
The gothic style developed a certain pointed vault or arch in which allowed the center to be equalized and allowed for there to be more windows
During the Romanesque they didn't quite figure this out and their vaults were rounded affecting the thrust and permitting only few small windows
The Europeans switched from Romanesque style to Gothic style because..
Each region of Europe usually had its own dominant order that had very specific architectural preferences
Some religions wanted simplicity in which the Romanesque style did not achieve, so the Gothic style was adopted in many religions.
Also in addition to the importance of Christianity and how God brings the light to all people, in a dark church this phrase doesn't make much sense
Therefore because Christianity was very important to the Europeans so they figured out a solution to their dark problem, and that was the new gothic style
The churches main goal was to bring more people into their church and a dark building wouldn't exactly draw people towards it
However a bright and airy beautiful building could draw people inside.
