FAH101H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Barrel Vault
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Introduction all gothic churches inherited the basic from evolved traditions of. Churches were built for service, can clearly be seen in the allusions sculpted of st. john"s vision. The church type created in france surpassed western in symbolic and architectural terms w/ its use of vaulting and arches. Circle + sphere = immortality + heaven. Therefore arches and vaults that are circular = symbols of heaven. Later on, these cathedrals took special local meanings w/ features that were imitated w/ motifs from churches that were absorbed into fashionable motifs. France; not many large church buildings due to not having the resources to found them. They drew their inspiration from romanesque traditions when they built during the late 1130s-1140s. St. paolo fiori le mura is a building w. a central vessel flanked on each of its sides w/ aisles. Divded into 3 zones; columnar arcades opening into the aisles, flat wall surface decorated w. frescoes and low clearstorey giving direct lighting.
