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The Gothic style first appeared in France in the mid-12th century in an Abbey, St Denis Basilica, built by Abbot Suger (1081–1151). The old Basilica was the traditional burial place of Saint Denis, and of the Kings of France, and was also a very popular pilgrimage destination, so much so that pilgrims were sometimes crushed by the crowds.
Cistercian architecture was applied based on rational principles. In the mid-12th century, one of the leading churchmen of his day, the Benedictine Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, united elements of Norman architecture with elements of Burgundian architecture (rib vaults and pointed arches respectively), leading to what was later termed Gothic architecture. [1]
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, ... the monastery-palace built by Philip II of Spain.
The crown jewel of French Gothic architecture, Chartres Cathedral was built in just 26 years after a devastating fire in 1194. Its revolutionary west façade, anchored by the iconic Royal Portal ...
The Jerónimos Monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the late Portuguese Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was erected in the early 1500s near the launch point of Vasco da Gama's first journey, and its construction funded by a tax on the profits of the yearly Portuguese India Armadas.
An essay in Early English Gothic with the tallest spire in England St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow The architecturally unique Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona combines structural elements of the traditional Gothic cathedral with a style drawing on Art Nouveau, local tradition and the imagination of its creator, Antoni Gaudí.
Also known as the Franciscan Monastery of Graz and as the Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Graz. Surviving Gothic portions of the monastic complex include the church building, the cloisters, the chapel of St James, and portions of the library old building. Franciscan Church: Old Town, Salzburg: Religious 8th century–1498
The church and the adjacent monastery are the earliest examples of truly Gothic architecture in Portugal and the church itself was the largest in Portugal at the time of its completion. [5] The final touch in this large medieval ensemble was given in the late 13th century, when King Denis I (1261–1325) ordered the construction of the Gothic ...