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1 Romanesque v. Gothic cathedrals Romanesque Gothic

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9 CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE  1000-1150 A.D.  THICK COLUMNS  SMALL ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS  THICK WALLS  DOME  NO STAINED GLASS WINDOWS  BARREL VAULTED CEILINGS – ROUNDED  SHAPE OF A CROSS  DARK INTERIORS  SIMPLE FACADES ( EXTERIOR)

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21 CHARTES – PASSION OF CHRIST ORIGINAL FROM 1150

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26 CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE  1150- 1300 –AGE OF FAITH  POINTED SPIRES –IDEA POINTING TO HEAVEN- GOD HEAVEN- GOD  POINTED ARCHES  SCULPTED PORTALS WITH BIBLE STORIES  TALL, LIGHT, AIRY  FLYING BUTTRESSES  STAINED GLASS WINDOWS –THIN WALLS  ROSE WINDOWS  ENTRANCE FACING WEST  VAULTED, POINTED CEILINGS  TOOK AS LONG AS 200 YEARS TO BUILD


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