HUM 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Kahlil Gibran, Islamic Architecture, Belgium
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Muslims in the middle ages (muslim golden age) The city of rome fell in 410 ad. The muslims expanded into france, but were defeated in the battle of tours by king. Khalil gibran, omar khayyam- rubyait (famous muslim poem) Islamic architecture used open spaces as methods of beauty and for air circulation. Fountains were a key feature of islamic architecture. The holy roman empire stretched from denmark to bosnia. Charle(cid:373)ag(cid:374)e"s ki(cid:374)gdo(cid:373) was large- took up most of middle europe. The frankish kingdom was where france begun. Romanesque architecture was post-roman, often in a and a cross shape. Romanesque architecture did not feature as many or as large of windows or open space as muslim or gothic architecture. All support in romanesque architecture had to come from the base- the cause of less windows. At the ti(cid:373)e of the brookly(cid:374) bridge"s co(cid:374)structio(cid:374), it was o(cid:374)e of the largest spa(cid:374)s of bridge known to man.
