Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral is one of the oldest examples of Romanesque architecture present in England today. Although the cathedral was completed in the early 12th century there are signs of Gothic architecture present due to the close relation of Romanesque and Gothic styles. In Robert Scott’s book The Gothic Enterprise he discusses how the early Gothic style pulled heavily from the Romanesque style of architecture and built upon it’s basic themes. Durham Cathedral’s extensive history
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the Florence Cathedral‚ Florence‚ Italy‚ there is a cathedral church whose octagonal dome‚ built without the aid of scaffolding‚ was considered the greatest engineering feat of the early Renaissance. Dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore‚ Our Lady of the Flower‚ it is also known as the Duomo‚ after the Italian word for cathedral. Created by many great Early Modern artists‚ this piece of architecture is a perfect example the Renaissance style. We can come to a better understanding of why this is so by
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Notre-Dame d’Amiens Amiens Cathedral‚ also known as the Cathedrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens in French‚ is one of the most striking cathedrals built in the 13th century. Currently‚ this Gothic cathedral is also the largest in France‚ and it shows the impeccable execution of “High Gothic” features and includes many of the aspects associated with the Gothic architectural style. Amiens Cathedral is located in France‚ just north of Paris‚ in a town called Amiens. The construction of the Cathedral of Amiens began in
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Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was brought about by Romanesque architecture. This unique style of architecture flourished and thrived around the high and late medieval period‚ but was succeeded by the Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style of architecture may not have been here for very long but it was still an inspirational piece of work for most groups and nations to come to build up from. Gothic architecture was known as “French work” during this period of time‚ having originated
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to explore her thoughts according to similar events that had happened in her life. Written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Spider Boy” is an example that highly defines gothic horror. Many of her works deal with violence‚ rape‚ death‚ or a character that has gone completely mad. “Naked” has many dark and nightmare like scenes‚ Oates writes on how a normal day can be your worst; it is that Oates puts a woman in a scene that would be worse than an average nightmare by stripping the character of who they were
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2nd Hour How do Different Light Wavelengths Affect Planaria? 1. Background Information * Non-parasitic flatworm * Some have 2 eye spots‚ while others have several more * Move away from light * Have three germ layers- estoderm‚ mesoderm‚ and endoderm 2. Problem How do different light wavelengths affect Planaria? 3. Independent Variable Color of light 4. Dependent Variable Reaction to light 5. Experimental Group Group that receives the lights 6
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Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural
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Cathedrals of England IN the dictionary‚ cathedrals are defined as another name or place of worship for Christians‚ Catholics‚ and etc. I’m about to take your imagination to some of the homeland of some of the oldest and beautiful cathedrals on Earth. I’m going to introduce you to London‚ the capital city of England‚ and the United Kingdom. Before we start our trip‚ let me tell you the variety of cathedrals we’ll see. There are over 50 cathedrals in England‚ and over
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How does Lady Macbeth incorporate the role of a femme fatale? Gothic literature was introduced by Horace Walpole in 1764 with his novel The Castle of Otranto. This makes Macbeth retrospectively gothic as it was written in the 1600’s. It includes some of the main features of the gothic genre such as‚ murder‚ secrets‚ death and femme fatale. A femme fatale is a darker representation of women‚ often used in the gothic genre. It is someone who uses their femininity and sexuality to get what they want
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Reims cathedral the viewer can tell it has a striking similarity to its contemporary the Amiens Cathedral. The construction of the Reims and Amiens Cathedral building commenced around the same time starting from about 1225 to 1290 a total of a span of 65 years. The similarities do not stop there they both were constructed in the High Gothic style and consist of three portals‚ a rose window‚ king’s gallery‚ and flanking towers; but where the Amiens Cathedral fall short the Reims Cathedral succeeds
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