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Medieval Church Architecture Sites that focus on what many consider the greatest achievements of medieval architecture: churches and cathedrals.
Gothic Cathedral Construction Diagram This diagram shows the main sections of a Gothic cathedral.
New Ideas in Gothic Architecture New techniques of construction permitted Gothic buildings to soar to amazing new heights, dwarfing anyone who stepped inside. An architectural history with illustrations and resources.
Victorian Architecture Your source for information on Victorian architecture, with facts, photos, resources, and building plans.
Gothic Architecture - Windows and Gargoyles Since the walls themselves were no longer the primary supports, Gothic buildings could include large areas of glass. Architectural history with illustrations and resources.
Creating a Gothic Paradise: Pugin at the Antipodes explores the influence of Puginian ideals on Australian architecture. (Radar Exhibition).
This essay seeks to animate the debate over the original form of the twelfth-century cathedral of Notre-Dame of Paris. The problem is first located within ......(Continue Reading) Notre-Dame of Paris and the anticipation of Gothic
A description of the Notre-Dame D'Amiens cathedral in France is provided. The cathedral is noted for its distinct Gothic architecture and its rich historical ......(Continue Reading)Australian Gothic: The Gothic Revival in Australian Architecture from the 1840s to the 1950s. (Radar: Books). (book review)
The final phase of construction, begun in 1296, of Notre-Dame, the cathedral of Paris, encompassed sixteen chevet chapels, the enclosing wall of the liturgical ......(Continue Reading)Notre-Dame D'Amiens - French cathedral
During the final years of the fifteenth century and the beginning of the century that followed, there arose in the Netherlands a highly refined variant ......(Continue Reading)Splendor and peril: the cathedral of Paris, 1290-1350
Frank Furness (1839-1912) might be called the grandfather of modern American architecture: He taught Louis Sullivan, who in turn taught Frank Lloyd Wright....(Continue Reading)
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