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effective public communicationoral presentation

chartres cathedral

history

• fire that largely destroyed the previous church in 1194• preservation in the fire of 1194 was regarded as miraculous• new choir being complete by 1221• whole building consecrated in 1260

history

• fire in 1134• rebuilding began in 1145• Two flanking towers were combined• three portals were clearly separated• formed a unified whole• connected by a horizontal band or frieze of sculptures

structure and layout

flying buttresspointed arches

ribbed vault

structure and layout

pointed arches• recognizable shape from the gothic period• Relieved thrust• More emphasis on the vertical

flying buttresses• External characteristic• taking weight of the walls• Transferring force to ground

structure and layout

ribbed vault

structure and layout

• support the weight of building• delineated the vaults• sense of unity

structure and layout

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aisle- run parallel to the main areasapse- circular of angular end of churchchoir- nave- central area of churchtransept- section crosses the nave

structure and layout

ornamentation

sculptures & carving

• Leaves, flowers, conventional pattern and large statues.

• Statues were saints or person.

ornamentation

gargoyles• Convey water from roof away from the side of buil• Concept of evil • Scared evil spirits away from church

materials

stonewoodIonwindows

stone• hard enough to stand up• last a thousand years• strong in compression• bending and sheering

materials

materials

wood• framed in massive• complex structure of wood

materials

iron• playing card construction• form of iron reinforcement• iron stabilisers across the nave

materials

• Spiritual, meditative and emotional• Plainly visible by the subjects• Walls become windows• It depicts narrative from bible• Created the effect of interior lightness and space

windows

gothic architecture