1. The Medieval Church Cathedrals
The Medieval Church Cathedrals and Medieval Man Ideal geometric shapes in architecture have imparted a feeling of order and harmony since the Greeks. ... Gothic was firs used as a term of derision by Renaissance critics who scorned the architectural style's lack of conformity to the standards of classic Greece and Rome. A closer look, however, reveals that the underpinnings of medieval architecture were firmly rooted in the ancient use of geometry and proportion. ... Gothic architecture developed out of a desire to build churches with larger windows so that God's light could sh...
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