Romanesque vs. Gothic Architecture

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Romanesque Churches

And buildings

Sant` Antimo Abbey, Tuscany, Italy

• Dull outside• Small windows• Barrel- like inside• Thick walls• Little décor.

Leaning Tower of Pisa• Thick walls• Little décor• Small windows (the

building to the right)• Dull

Rocamadour, Midi-Pyrenees, France

• Dull interior and exterior

• Windows tell story• Small windows• Arched interior• Little décor• Barrel- like interior

Gothic

Churches

Convento do Carmo, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

• Large windows

• Pointed arcs• Bright 

Note: Building is in ruins but still is Gothic. It's what it was is what counts.

St. Ouen, Rouen, Normandy, France

• Pointed Arcs• Large, Castle

like• Large Windows• Bright• Much décor • Looks delicate

Prague Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic

• 1344-1929• Large Windows• Bright• Beautiful• Many

buttresses• Tall• Pointed Arch• Stained glass

windows• Groin vault

Works Cited

• Romanesque site used only:o http://www.sacred-destinations.com/categories

/romanesque• Gothic site used only:

o http://www.sacred-destinations.com/categories/gothic