The Romanesque & The Gothic

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  1. Why was the Romanesque style called ‘Romanesque’?

 

  1. What are the characteristics of Romanesque architecture?

 

  1. Name one example of Romanesque architecture in the city of Girona

 

  1. Name one example of a Romanesque monastery in the province of Girona

 

  1. Name one example of a Romanesque church in the province of Girona, but not in the city

 

  1. Name a famous Romanesque cathedral in Spain that is not in Catalunya

 

  1. What are the three characteristics of the Romanesque style of architecture?

 

  1. Why is the Romanesquecalled the Romanesque?

 

  1. Small windows, thick walls, barrel vault and round arches are characteristic of what style of architecture?

 

  1. What were the characteristics of the Gothic style?

 

  1. Where was the Gothic style created?

 

  1. Who created the Gothic style?

 

13.  What was his technical innovation?

 

  1.  Why did need to invent the Gothic style?

 

  1.  What is the ‘mother of invention’?

 

  1.  Why did Giorgio Vasari invent the term ‘Gothic’ in the 17th century?

 

  1.  Where can you find the biggest concentration of Romanesque churches?

 

  1.  Name 3 Gothic cathedrals in Spain?

 

  1.  Flying buttresses, rose windows and pointed arches are characteristic of what style of architecture?

 

  1.  How did the Gothic style receive its name?

 

  1.  What are the characteristics of Gothic architecture?

 

  1.  What architectural innovation led to the Gothic style?

 

  1.  Why are there more windows in a Gothic cathedral than a Romanesque cathedral?

 

  1.  How was Romanesque sculpture different from Gothic sculpture?

 

  1.  When and where was the pointed arch invented?

 

26. How did the pointed arch affect the building of cathedrals?

 

  1.  In which ways were Gothic cathedrals different from Romanesque cathedrals?

 

  1.  What art form did they apply to glass windows in Gothic cathedrals?

 

  1.  What was a flying buttress?

 

  1.  What cross plan was used for constructing Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals?

 

  1.  What style later replaced the Gothic in Europe?

 

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  1.  What part of the cathedral is #1?

  1.  What part of the cathedral is #2?

 

  1.  What part of the cathedral is #3?

 

  1.  What part of the cathedral is #4?

 

  1.  What part of the cathedral is #5?

 

  1.  What part of the cathedral is #6?