Gothic Pointed Arch Door
Others appeared in the desrmbulatory of the abbey of saint denis in paris 1140 1144.
Gothic pointed arch door. Gothic architecture spread across europe and lasted until the 16th century when renaissance architecture became popular. Gothic architecture is a way of planning and designing buildings that developed in western europe in the late middle ages gothic architecture grew out of romanesque architecture in france in the 12th century. This gothic door features delicate scrollwork cast in iron for a unique blend of heavy and light visuals that balance the lighter color of the door and darker color of the fixtures as well. Gothic architecture or pointed architecture is an architectural style that flourished in europe during the high and late middle ages.
The major cistercian buildings of the 12th century were cîteaux 1125 93 the abbey of clairvaux 1133 74 and the abbey church of fontenay begun 1139. In the 12th century architects in england and france discovered a new use for the pointed arch. The top of the door is made up of nature inspired carved shapes that look like vines spreading and growing up the wall of the building. Our gothic style cathedral arched door carries the rich history of the pointed arch that revolutionized architecture during its time.
Its popularity lasted into the 16th century before which the style was. The important single feature of gothic architecture is the. They began using the pointed arch to create the rib vault which they used to cover the naves of abbeys and cathedrals the first gothic rib vault was built at durham cathedral in england in 1093.