exam #8

Figure 1. Church of Bredons in Murat. (n.d.). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File

Figure 2. Gothic Altar from Veit. (n.d.).Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File

Figure 3 Cathedral St. Michael. (n.d.).Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saints-Michel-et-Gudule_Luc_Viatour.jpg

Figure 4 Notre-Dame Cathedral. (n.d.).Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File

Figure 5 Augsburg Cathedral. (n.d.).Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augsburg-Dom_12.jpg

Figure 6 Cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims. (n.d.). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:

 

                Romanesque and Gothic are two architectural revolutions that occurred in most of the world.  The altars were used for the same purpose, but they were so very different.  The outsides looked similar, but the Gothic was so much more open with large and beautiful windows.  The insides had two entirely different purposes.  The Romanesque was small and dark, and it was made to be a safe haven for God's people.  The Gothic cathedral was open, letting God's light shine in for all to see.