ARHI 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 54: Pont Du Gard, Empress Suiko, Suger

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARHI 2300
• Professor: Hatidza

Document Summary

Built to move fresh water from mountain springs 30 miles away to the populated territories recently conquered by rome. The romans made this impressive structure without any mortar holding the stones together, so perfectly were they cut to fit. These structures benefited the local community, projected roman imperial power, and enabled the army to move quickly across its new territory. Rebuilt by abbot suger in the twelfth century to provide a much grander place for worship. Housed the re(cid:373)ai(cid:374)s of the (cid:272)ou(cid:374)try"s patro(cid:374) sai(cid:374)t, sai(cid:374)t de(cid:374)is, a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:374)y ki(cid:374)gs. T(cid:449)o ideas (cid:449)ere (cid:272)e(cid:374)tral to suger"s gothi(cid:272) (cid:272)hur(cid:272)h: the (cid:449)orshiper should (cid:271)e (cid:271)athed i(cid:374) di(cid:448)i(cid:374)e light, and should feel lifted up toward heaven. Suger"s pla(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)orporated a(cid:374) ar(cid:272)hitectural structure called a flying buttress designed to transfer the weight of the ceiling outward beyond the walls. By di(cid:448)idi(cid:374)g up the (cid:449)i(cid:374)do(cid:449) spa(cid:272)es i(cid:374)to (cid:272)o(cid:373)po(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts of a larger desig(cid:374), suger"s glaziers (cid:449)ere able to make enormous stained-glass windows.