Cathedral's by Isabella Venegas

Cathedral Meaning

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-09 20:29:47 UTC

Cathedral is a Latin word meaning "the church that contains the bishop's throne". A cathedral is overseen as any Christian church with a bishop in charge. If there's no bishop, then it's not a cathedral.

Seville Cathedral

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The Seville Cathedral is located in the Seville Province of Spain. It took about 120 years to complete the cathedral, and it had a beautiful turnout (1401-1528).

Building a cathedral...

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-09 20:29:47 UTC

Some of the old cathedrals were made of brick or mortar, which is sort of like an old form of cement. The money to pay for the cathedrals came from the people's payments that were made to the Roman Catholic Church. Workers of Medieval Times worked with some of the most basic tools of mankind. The reason that they continued to work with such low quality tools was because they knew that their outcome would satisfy them and more importantly God. The average cathedral took around 600 years to make because there wasn’t many advanced tools, or knowledge.

Typical Medieval Cathedral Layout

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Cathedrals were used to symbolize the huge importance of church to medieval society. It also represented the wealth of the church. The cathedral is in the shape of a cross because it represents the cross that Jesus died on (which is what Christians believe in).

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Ambulatory is the circular aisle which wraps around the apse.

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Apse is the semicircular or polygonal end to the choir area and the aisles of a church.

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Arch- the pointed arch is widely regarded as the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture (the most common Gothic arches are the Lancet, Equilateral, and Ogee).

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Buttress- a mass of stone built up to support a wall, usually necessary to strengthen those of great height.

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Chancel- part of the altar for the clergy or choir, ir is bordered by railings.

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Choir- the area of the main altar where services are sung, it's located between the crossing and the apse.

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Crossing- the intersection of the nave, transepts, and chancel.

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Crypt- the area below the cathedral, it's traditionally reserved for burial chambers.

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Flying Buttress- a buttress arched over at the top to engage with a main wall. It's a principal feature of Gothic architecture, and it lends strength and solidity to the main structure.

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Gargoyle- a spout usually carved in the shape of an animal or demon, it's connected to a gutter for throwing rain water off from the top of a building.

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Nave- the main body of a church or cathedral. It is sometimes defined as the central aisle only.

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Pew- wooden seats or benches to seat the congregation, these only appeared towards the end of the medieval period.

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Rose Window- a large, circular window with heavily foliated tracery branching out from a common center.

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Transept- the north and south projection "arms" of the cross in cathedral architecture.

St Stephen’s Cathedral

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-15 17:23:52 UTC

St Stephen’s Cathedral is located in Vienna of Austria. The cathedral took almost 300 years to complete (1147-1433).

Burgos Cathedral

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-16 03:23:25 UTC

Burgos Cathedral is located in the Province of Burgos in Spain. Though the it is very remarkable, the cathedral only took about 40 years (1221-1260).

Reims Cathedral

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-16 03:42:38 UTC

Reims Cathedral is located in Reims, France. The construction of the cathedral started and 1211 and ended and 1345. It took about 130 years to build.

Milan Cathedral

2023isabella_venegas — 2018-04-16 03:48:17 UTC

Milan Cathedral is located in Milan, Italy. Though the construction began in 1386, the complete building of the cathedral wasn’t finished until the early 19th century.

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