Sentences with phrase «gothic style architecture»

The impressive, Gothic style architecture, painted in the period between 1892 - 1893, is not the central subject matter but only the backdrop to the exploration of light.

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He proceeds sequentially, from the sacred architecture of the Old Testament to the early Christian basilicas, then on to the Byzantine and Romanesque cathedrals and churches, and from there to the Gothic, the classicism of the Renaissance, the baroque and rococo, the neoclassicism and «revival» styles of the nineteenth century, and on to the present day.

The chapel is an imposing building modeled on the fourteenth - century English Gothic style, and the architecture did its work that day.

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages.

More classical in style than gothic architecture, Jacobean homes built in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are characterized by steep roofs and decorative terracotta brick work, often with a lighter brick or stone trim around windows and doorways.

Our flights will take you to this special part of Spain, where iconic modernist architecture blends with outlandish Catalan Gothic style to create a surreal yet beautiful environment.

The architecture and interiors range in style from Gothic to Baroque, as the buildings were built and renovated over the centuries.

eský Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a cobbled Old Town and fine architecture in gothic, renaissance, and baroque styles, constructed between the 13th and 17th centuries.Enjoy a boat cruise on Europe's largest underground lake in the Vienna Woods.

Spanish Gothic architecture is the style of architecture prevalent in Spain in the Late Medieval period.

The most important post − thirteenth - century Gothic styles in Spain are the Levantino, characterized by its structural achievements and the unification of space, and the Isabelline Gothic, under the Catholic Monarchs, that predicated a slow transition to Renaissance style architecture.

For Spanish Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque Revival style architecture in Alabama see: Category: Spanish Revival architecture in Arizona

The Moors creatively used a variety of architectural styles including Persian, Mid Eastern Islamic, Roman and Gothic that together helped define Moorish architecture.

Here you take a guided tour of the delightful Old Town and the attractive Field of Miracles, where you can see some fantastic examples of Romanesque architecture, such as the ornate white marble Duomo and Baptistry, along with buildings of a more Gothic or Renaissance style.

A unique blend of architectural styles is on show, from medieval Muslim architecture in the ancient living quarters to striking Gothic churches.

Its Gothic Revival style is considered by many to be the finest example of this type of architecture in modern day Britain.

The hotel blends Greco - Roman, Gothic and Ottoman architecture, together with classic style.

An example of the Gothic style of architecture, the cathedral includes over 2,000 sculptures and spires.

The cultural background of this charming city is reflected by its picturesque architecture and monuments, as part of an original melting pot of Roman, Islamic, Gothic and Italian Renaissance styles.

The book never engages with the arguments of a whole generation of modern scholars about the meanings of Gothic architecture in the 18th century — its use to advertise social status or national identity, for example, or the importance of Freemasonry to Batty Langley, or the way that the style was deployed by the coterie centred on Walpole as a signifier of heterodox sexuality.

Its original Gothic Revival façade resembles a castle, while its campus of connected buildings comprises groundbreaking examples of Beaux - Arts, International Style, and Brutalist interiors, all forward - thinking in the history of museum architecture.

Built between 1873 and 1913, the castle's architecture is a clash of historical styles ranging from Renaissance to Gothic Revival to Rococo.

The main styles of American architecture during the nineteenth century were Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Second Empire, together with some Italianate and Romanesque - style designs.

Fast forward to June 2005, when Faernyn's Grove launched its first complete line of sustainable fashion, inspired by Japanese architecture, gothic style, and eco-ingenuity.

Most common in the Southwest and Florida, Spanish - style architecture takes its cues from the missions of the early Spanish missionaries — such as the one at San Juan Capistrano in California — and includes details from the Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance architectural styles.

Tudor arches have a low point and are seen mostly on Tudor Revival and Gothic Revival styles of architecture, both popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in America.

Renaissance means «rebirth» in French and the period signified a return to the carefully proportioned architecture of classical Greek and Rome after the asymmetrical and ornate gothic style that preceded it.