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Jesus did all of this for the equipping of the saints, (believers), for the work of His ministry, for the building up of His Body of Christ. His intent was for the whole Body to come in unity of the faith, unity in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, to be mature, and to operate in the fullness of Jesus Christ.

Firstly, climate wise, since church is a congregation space where a lot of people gather to pray, ceilings were designed so high to meet the scale of the same. The hot air rises up and it thus creates pleasant micro environment for the people.

Christians are known to gather in churches for worship where their faith are strengthened with preachings from a pastor or leader. Another reason for the high ceiling in churches is the fact that the utilities or functions necessary for the building might lead to this.

One of the fundamental characteristics of gothic architecture was its height. New building techniques (such as the flying buttress, detailed below) enabled architects to spread the weight of taller walls and loftier towers. This all meant that gothic buildings could, quite literally, scale new heights.

Waging a constant battle against gravity, master masons, who both designed and built these cathedrals, wanted to create as much uninterrupted vertical space as possible in their stone structures. These soaring heights provided a dramatic interior which served to reinforce the power of the church.

While the Gothic style can vary according to location, age, and type of building, it is often characterized by 5 key architectural elements: large stained glass windows, pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and ornate decoration.

Gothic architecture has remained popular for a while and still is to an extent. We’ve seen a sudden surge in popularity of the Gothic revival movement, which seems to combine modern architecture with the old style. It has also seen a reemergence when it comes to interior design, especially in high-end homes.

The architecture that informed the Gothic period drew upon a number of influences, including Romanesque, Byzantine, and Middle Eastern.

Gothic architecture was at first called “the French Style” (Opus Francigenum). An Italian writer named Giorgio Vasari used the word “Gothic” in the 1530s, because he thought buildings from the Middle Ages were not carefully planned and measured like Renaissance buildings or the buildings of ancient Rome.

Early Gothic lasted between 1130 and 1200, with notable examples being the Abbey of St-Denis, Sens Cathedral and Chartres Cathedral; Rayonnant Gothic lasted between 1250 and 1370s, with notable examples being the chapel of Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame; and Flamboyant Gothic lasted between 1350 and 1550, with notable …

Painting during the Gothic period was practiced in four primary media: frescos, panel paintings, manuscript illumination and stained glass.

• Frescoes.
• Stained glass.
• Manuscripts and printmaking.
• Altarpiece and panel painting.
• Monumental sculpture.
• Portable sculpture.

The city emerged as an increasingly threatening social space in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Britain, particularly once the majority of the population began to be housed in cities. The Gothic city is a nightmarish space which threatens one’s sense of self.

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Gothic architecture began in the earlier 12th century in northwest France and England and spread throughout Latin Europe in the 13th century; by 1300, a first “international style” of Gothic had developed, with common design features and formal language.

The term Gothic was coined by classicizing Italian writers of the Renaissance, who attributed the invention (and what to them was the nonclassical ugliness) of medieval architecture to the barbarian Gothic tribes that had destroyed the Roman Empire and its classical culture in the 5th century ce.

Cope and Stewardson were eloquent proponents of their gothic style in preference to classical (Roman) buildings, especially for college campuses.

They are a common feature of Gothic architecture and are often found in medieval cathedrals. One of the most prominent cathedrals to include flying buttresses was Paris’ Notre Dame which began construction in 1163 and was completed in 1345.

Replaced But Not Forgotten The development of other structural materials such as iron, steel, and concrete dictated the decline in popularity of the flying buttress. Entire walls can now be made of glass without the need for external supports, and skyscrapers have become all but common.

Among the architectural innovations made by these builders, the flying buttress played a pivotal role: by efficiently removing thrust, concentrated at specific points on the upper walls of Gothic buildings, to far-removed supports, the flying buttress made it possible to transform, over the course of the late-twelfth …

Flying buttresses are still used today in huge contemporary structures such as retaining walls and dams.

The flying buttress originally helped bring the idea of open space and light to the cathedrals through stability and structure, by supporting the clerestory and the weight of the high roofs. After the introduction of the flying buttress this same concept could be seen on the exterior of the cathedrals as well.

Flying buttresses get their name because they buttress, or support from the side, a building while having a part of the actual buttress open to the ground, hence the term ‘flying.

Flying buttress, masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends (“flies”) from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of a roof or vault. The flying buttress evolved in the Gothic era from earlier simpler, hidden supports.