The Angouleme Cathedral Exterior |
The Angouleme
Cathedral was built in Angoulême, France and finished in the year 1128. The Cathedral is example of Romanesque Architecture that has sculptures on the façade and has high pilasters
that divides into five openings. The sculpture is a first example of programing
of the church to making it more pleasing. The building has an aisle less (just
a long nave) form structure that can be seen in the interior. The nave is 50
feet wide (15.24m) and four parts formed the overall building. The first three
are three stone domes that are above the nave and the last is one transept (the
center of the Cathedral). The plan is to form a Latin cross that is formed with
the nave and transept.
The Angouleme Cathedral Floor Plan |
[1]Angouleme.”Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,n.d. wed. 12 Dec. 2016
[2]Watkin, David. A History of Western Archiecture. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Print.
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