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Jan 1, 1134
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. "UNESCO" (1134).
Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece. -
Jan 1, 1211
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. "UNESCO" (1211).
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its capitals and a transept topped by five towers, all precursors of the Gothic style. The choir, rebuilt in the 13th century, is in the pure Gothic style. -
Jan 1, 1220
Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France. "UNESCO" (1220).
Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept. -
Jan 1, 1243
Interior, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1243-1248).
Although the chapel was originally surrounded by the royal castleㅡtoday it is surrounded by the Ministry of Justiceㅡit remains more or less intact, save for a nineteenth-century repainting. its acoustics were originally among the best in Paris and remain so today. -
Jan 1, 1246
Santa Maria Novella, Italia. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1246).
Santa Maria Novella was commissioned by the Dominicans and, like Santa Croce, its construction was supported by the Florentine government and private citizens. -
Jan 1, 1284
Siena Cathedral, Italia. "Discovering The Humanities." (1284~1299).
Pisano designed only the lower half of the facade. Except for the rose window, the upper half of the facade dates from the fourteenth century. The mosaics in the top gables date from the nineteenth century. -
Jan 1, 1294
Santa Croce, Italia. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1294).
Santa Croce was commissioned by the Franciscans with the support of the Florentine governmnet and private citizens. -
Jan 1, 1309
Doge's Palace, Italia. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1309).
During the Renaissance, an elaborate, more sensuous style of art would develop in Venice, influenced by the elaborate Gothic style of facades such as this one. -
Jan 1, 1444
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Italia. "Discovering the Humanities." (1444).
it i worth remembering that the Italian word palazzo refers to any reasonably large urban house. -
Jan 1, 1446
Palazzo Rucellai, Italia. "Discovering the Humanities." (1446~1451).
In Alberti's time, the Rucellai's house extended to the right by four more days and one more doorway, or potal. -
Jan 1, 1502
Tempietto, Italia. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1502).
This chapel was certainly modeled after a classcial temple. It was commissioned by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, financiers of Christopher Columbus's voyages to America. It was undertaken in support of Pope Alexander VI, who was himself Spanish. -
Himeji Castle, Japan. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1601~1609).
The Tokugawa shoguns destroyed most of the Momoyama castles in the early seventeenth century because they believed the castles encouraged other daimyo to challenge their power. -
Christopher Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, England. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1675).
A statue of St. Paul stands on top of he central portico, flanked by statues of St. John (right) and St. Peter (left). The sculptural detail in the portico pediment depicts the conversion of paul following his vision on the road to Damascus. -
Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, La Madeleine, Paris. “Discovering the Humanities.” (1806~1842).
Length, 350', width 147', height of podium 23', height of column 63'. The church of La Madeleine was built to culminate a north-south axis that began on the left bank of the Seine at the Chamber of Deputies (newly refurbished with a facade of Corinthian columns), crossing a new bridge northward into the Place de la Concorde. -
Builtmore House, Asheville, North Carolina. "Builtmore House." (1889).
"Get a close look at original art by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and John Singer Sargent. Marvel at magnificent 16th century tapestries, a Library with 10,000 volumes, a Banquet Hall with a 70-foot ceiling, 65 fireplaces, an indoor pool, and a bowling alley." (Builtmore House)
