Architecture (French Gothic , English Gothic and Baroque)

The presentation tells you about the French Gothic, English Gothic, and Baroque architecture types. The characteristics and special features. Important examples of types.

2. Notre Dame, Paris
Years built -1163–1345
(Groundbreaking-1163 to
Completed-1345)
Length -128 m (420 ft)
Width -48 m (157 ft)
Number of towers -2
Tower height -69 m (226 ft)
Number of spires -1
Spire height -91.44 m (300.0 ft)
Bells -10

3. This cathedral is located on a small island 'le de la cite' in the
middle of Seine river.
The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The building is best known for the use of
•Rib vault
•Flying buttress
•Colourfulrose windows
•Sculptural decoration
Notre Dame, Paris

4. Transept
Choir
Nave
Aisles
PlanningPlanning

5. The Cathedral consists -
•choir
•apse
•short transept
•a nave flanked by
double aisles
•square chapels.
•Interior (Plan)
427 X157 ft (130 X 48 m)
•Roof -115 ft (35 m)
high.

6. Pointed Arch
Two Towers -223 feet
(68 m) high
Central Door
Rose Window
(Three great rose
windows alone retain
their 13th-century glass )

7. Extended Windows
Pointed
Arch
Pointed
Vaults
Ribs

10. •It is one of the United
Kingdom's most notable
religious buildings and the
traditional place of
coronation and burial site
for English
•Later, British monarchs.
•Nave width -85 feet (26 m)
•Floor area -32,000 square
feet (3,000 m2)
•Number of towers -2
•Tower height -225 feet (69 m)
•Bells -10
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London

12. -AR. TAPASWINI MOHANTY

13. B A R O Q U E O R I G I N
When Baroque Architecture was started?
Where GothicArchitecture was started?

14. •Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and
melodramatic style.
•The basic elements of Renaissance architecture (domes and
colonnades)was modified in a dramatic manner and made
them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic.
•Abnormal or Irregular
•Oddly-shaped pearl
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15. •Clusters of sculpted
angels and painted
figures crowd the ceiling.
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16. Quadratura -Illusionistic ceiling painting
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17. Oddly Shaped Pearl -Ceiling

18. Oddly Shaped Pearl -Ceiling

19. Twisted columns

20. Grand stairway

21. Plaza / Square

22. Plaza / Square