Gothic

The Gothic time period was from 1114-1500 and was a bridge between the Romanesque and the Renaissance. Paris was known as the center for the gothic world. The main architectural structure of the gothic time were the cathedrals, perhaps because the black plague was the cause for all the cathedrals because the people were searching for God in their times of trouble more than they had in the past. The standard features of the gothic cathedrals were pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses. There were many tall windows with stained glass to let in abundant light, which was a big emphasis in the gothic time. Many of the cathedrals of time used design to transcend the visitor to a heavenly experience. The cathedral of St. Denis, located in France is a good example of the gothic style. You can see the pointed arches and all of the stained glass windows letting light into the church.

Another cathedral of the gothic time period is the Regensburg Cathedral in Germany. Once again you can clearly see the gothic features such as the pointed arches, stained glass, buttresses, and gargoyles. 

Modern Application

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The first blog that I read was Miryam's blog. She had a good overview of the gothic style and really hit on the main architectural features of the style. She had great pictures that really exemplified the gothic style and her modern application pictures were clearly influenced by the gothic style as well. 

The second blog I read was Shannon's. I enjoyed all of the close up detail pictures she posted, I enjoyed being able to see the unique details of the gothic style close up. I also really like the modern application picture she shared of the bedroom with the gothic influenced iron bed!