Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Comparison of the Cologne, Amine






The Cologne Cathedral in Germany represents the more Gothic style as opposed to the Romanesque style. This structure is very similar to the Amiens Cathedral, using proportions of width to height to dictate the design, It also has flying buttresses in similar style to Amiens, except these support some of the tallest vaults in the world. The Cologne Cathedral is definitely more gothic compared to the others. Two towers indicate the entrance of the Cologne's Cathedral constrasting with other German Cathedrals. Its details are more impeccable when it comes to its facade. As beautiful as it looks on the outside, it's even more fascinating on the inside. It measures 144 by 86 meters and was considered the tallest building in the world until 1884.


This is not a church, this is a work of art which is admired worldwide. Much like the other cathedrals, it stands as a symbol of religious power. It was probably the most technologically advanced building of it's time. Amines has two towers and matched the rest of the Cathedrals in France, Notre Dame of Amines France. Notre Dame of Amines France was named after the Blessed Virgin Mary. Other Amiens Cathedrals are Chartres in 1194, Rouen in 1202, and Reims in 1211. High Gothic pointed broken ribs vaulting sketetonized structure and exterior flying buttress. Gothic structure seems higher than they actually are because of the vertical elements and the sense of light.


The Salisbury Cathedral a horizontal line was stressed by lateral extension of the Cathedral by keeping the vertical dimensions much lower and by stressing the horizontal moldings and string courses of masonry marking the edges of the three horizontal divisions of the interior elevations.

Salisbury Cathedral 78 ft long and 81ft high and naive is 37ft wide the vault is 81.1.2 ratio less than the Amiens or Beauvais France. The building frame is a true skelton eleminating wall mass these cathedrals housed religious relics which the populace worshiped. During this time the hammerbeams trusses were developed. Merchants and Bourquois funded the Cathedrals by loaning money to the churches. Duomo of Florence (a failed construction) Perpendicular style rounded headed arches of the Romanesque lower arcade overlaid with delicate tracery broad clerestory windows the entire east wall is filled with an enormous window. Lierne vaults mulitplied to the point of looking like filigree. Florence became the center for trade in the South/Bruges became the same in the northern center of Flanders. Below is a Cologne Cathedral
plan drawing.

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