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Cathedral floorplan. In Western ecclesiastical architecture, a cathedral diagram is a floor plan showing the sections of walls and piers, giving an idea of the profiles of their columns and ribbing. Light double lines in perimeter walls indicate glazed windows. Dashed lines show the ribs of the vaulting overhead.
Most church plans in England have their roots in one of two styles, Basilican and Celtic and then we see the later emergence of a 'two-cell' plan, consisting of nave and sanctuary. [14] In the time before the last war, there was a movement towards a new style of architecture, one that was more functional than embellished. [14]
Beginning in about 1100, the church was enlarged and entirely painted inside, from the crypt to the ceiling, The faux-marble of the columns in the nave were also painted. The architecture of the church,including the placement of the arches and vaults, was designed to make the paintings, the main attraction, more easily visible. [21]
Within church architecture, orientation is an arrangement by which the point of main interest in the interior is towards the east (Latin: oriens). The east end is where the altar is placed, often within an apse. The façade and main entrance are accordingly at the west end. The opposite arrangement, in which the church is entered from the east ...
Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order. It was heavily influenced by Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153), who believed that churches should avoid superfluous ornamentation so as not to distract from prayer. Cistercian architecture was simple ...
Interior of a Gothic Church. Paul Vredeman de Vries uses the technique of perspective to illustrate the architectural elements of the church on a flat surface. Interior of a Gothic Church is an oil on panel painting by Paul Vredeman de Vries. [ 1 ] The painting was completed in 1595 and is currently on display at the Memorial Art Gallery in ...
Louis XIV style. The Louis XIV style or Louis Quatorze (/ ˌluːi kæˈtɔːrz, - kəˈ -/ LOO-ee ka-TORZ, - kə-, French: [lwi katɔʁz] ⓘ), also called French classicism, was the style of architecture and decorative arts intended to glorify King Louis XIV and his reign. It featured majesty, harmony and regularity. It became the official ...
Interior of a Gothic Church is an early oil on board painting by English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, made c. 1797. [ 1 ] Painted on a mahogany board, it depicts the interior of an unidentified church, probably in or near London, with pointed Gothic masonry arches, and wooden furniture including a tall pulpit, pews, and a depiction of ...