Saint Sernin of Toulouse and Notre Dame of Paris

Title: Saint Sernin of Toulouse and Notre Dame of Paris
Category: Society & Culture / Geography | Words: 687 | Pages: 2.9 (approximately 235 words/page)

Saint Sernin of Toulouse and Notre Dame of Paris

        When one thinks of St. Sernin and Notre Dame, one tends to think of two beautiful cathedrals, not to churches that portray two totally different styles of architecture. Those two styles are, of course, Romanesque in St. Sernin and the Gothic style of Notre Dame. Some characteristics that these two buildings share include quest for height, basic floor plan, and artistic flair. The period of Romanesque architecture, which lasted roughly from 1050 A.D. to 1150 A.…showed first 75 words of 687 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 687 total…windows pierced through the walls and added to the beauty of the cathedral. Between the addition of the flying buttresses and the use of stained glass windows, Gothic cathedrals produced some of the most beautiful and enormous works of art known to man. The use of sculptures, stained glass, and gargoyles added to the Romanesque ideas of size, vaulted ceilings, and towers made Gothic Architecture some of the most artistic and fascinating buildings ever built.

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