Cathedral at Chartes. groin values that are ribbed. walls devoted to stain glass. Chartres, France. 1145-1155. Ribbed groin vaults; Distributed weight to the piers. Has stained glass windows. Elaborate west entrance (Royal Portal). Buttressing still very Romanesque. Sides had flying buttresses.Influenced by Carolingian west work. Figures attached to columns in door jambs. 3 dimensional volume. Elongated style. Rose window. Large fire and was rebuilt. Single square in each aisle flanks single rectangular unit. had a relic, a piece of linen that the virgin wore. one tower romanesque on tower gothic
Saint Denis. 1140. exterior walls all stained glass. continuous space. First bishop of Paris. Has a continuous space. Held tombs of royal kings. Relics of St. Denis. Very interested in this idea of light: Lux Nova meaning new light could transform the church. Prototype of the Gothic Style. Revolutionary.
Notre Dame, cult of the virgin. Paris, France.c. 1180-1200.On the island in the Seine River called the Île-de-la-Cité. Sexpartite vaults cover nave. Four stories. Instead of triforium over gallery has. stained-glass oculi. oculus: small round window.Opens up wall below clerestory lancets. Windows on two of the four stories, less masonry.Has similar details as St. Denis. no transpet not the cross shape. early gothic art.
Reims. 3 portals .each is surrounded by niches.adorned with medieval statues
middle portal is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.Flying buttresses are decorated with niches.Facade transept are decorated
Rose window on the southernmost transept
Amins Cathedral One tallest cathedrals in France; 144 feet tall. Influenced by Chartres. Proportions are very elegant and has numerous, complex windows. Rectangular-bay system, four part rib vault, and flying buttresses. Stained glass windows. Top towers have no sculptural decorations. French Gothic equivalent to the Hagia Sophia. radiating chapel and free flowing ambulatory. very tall. three lobed design in triform called trefoil.
laon cathedral. 1190. groin ribbed vaulting. six partite ribbed vaulting. square shapes made in the aisle. single piers and compound piers. four story elevation. first level nave arcade. second level gallery. thrid level triforium. and fourth story is the clerestory. has crossing tower.
Sainte Chapelle. Paris. Built under Louise the 3erd. 1243. time of peace and prosperity. Raenent style because all stained glass. important relics, crown of throne and other relics of christ. church built to house relics. high gothic style. Claim that christ is crowning louise the 9th with his own crown
Saint Maclou. flamboyant style also high gothic. looks flame like. five portals, two are blind portals.
Hall of the Cloth Guild. secular gothic building. Netherlands. 1230.
Salisbury Cathedral. England. 1220 rectangle plan double transept. everything protruding is rectangular. considered squat not meant to be very tall.. facade does not correspond with nave and two aisles. emphasis on crossing tower. few flying buttresses but only meant to look Gothic. shows the influence of the sesturtions (flat east end). less concerned by height
Royal portal from Chartres Cathedral. France. 1145. Old testament of kings and queens
