ARTHI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Barrel Vault, Corinthian Order
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Odo of metz, palatine chapel, aachen, plan and westwerk. Bays are divided by round arches like roman architecture. Architects understood columns should hold entablature so they put little blocks between capitals and arches. Charlemagne has a throne on the second floor. Stairs up to throne, so its even higher. Uses imagery of classical architecture to make himself the modern version of roman emperors. Printing press wasn"t invented until the renaissance in the 15th century. Monks had a mission to recover the true text of bible after it had been corrupted. Pictured with halo, acanthus leaves, and white robes. Hair styled like a venerable man, such as a scholar. 1000 ad - many people built churches because they thought the world was ending. Many christians went on pilgrimages to santiago de composteia. Churches were built in the romanesque style at this time. Bishops and abbotts were feudal lords, with much power.
