FAH101H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5,7-10, 12: Cologne Cathedral, Strasbourg Cathedral, Triforium
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Clerestorey has become the clear storey par excellence; unchallenged climax of interior. Vision of structural lightness created by screen-like clearstorey walls. Flying buttresses = one of the things that held chartres upright. Worried about stability of building due to them rejecting the combo thin piers with thick upper walls oversailing the aisle vault. Gothic architect"s approach to structural design was not theoretical but empirical, being based on intuition, common sense and observation of the performance of earlier structures. Early 13th c = ile-de france built more churches than any part in northern. The rayonnant style = main creative effort channeled into ornament and proportion viewers start to become anxious. All the elements are fined down, become concerned with how it would be able to stand. Achievement of the 13th c notre dame"s two towers facades. 13th c, dominated by louis ix very much like the medieval christian king: powerful, rich, deep into his personal habits.
