ARCH- Romanesque

Westwork:

• Western front to a church, composed of a tower or towers with multiple floors between, usually wider than the nave of the church.

Era of time for Romanesque:

• Approximately from AD 800 to 1,200 - 

Components of Romanesque

• Heavily influenced by classical Roman architecture 

• Political/Religious stability represented through massiveness  

• Massiveness to express the strength of religion, fortress-like 

• Semi-circular arches  

• Thick walls 

•  Arcades with rows of arches

What is this?

Latin Cross Plan

This is the

Narthex

This is the

Nave

This is the

Transept

This is the

Crossing

This is the

Choir

This is the

Aisles

This is the

Ambulatory

This is the

Apse

This is the

Apsidioles

Corbel

An armature projecting from the face of a wall, most often supporting some load. INSIDE A WALL, NOT JUST ATTACHED

Loggia

 An exterior corridor that is supported by a series of columns or arches and is exposed to the outside

What is this and what are they using?

Centering, using Falsework

Difference between the two periods of Antiquity:

Ancient Greek = Trabeation and Ancient Rome = Arcuation

What is Vitruvius Triad? (FUV) ALL END IN TATIS, Art teacher, literally what it means, the planet of beauty

Firmitatis-Solidity Utilitatis-Utility Venustatis-Beauty

Large Dome=

Byzantium