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== Middle Ages architecture ==
== Middle Ages architecture ==
Architecture in the [[Middle Ages]] can be seen in the majestic [[Church|churches]] built during that era. There were two main styles: '''Romanesque''' and '''Gothic'''.
Architecture in the [[Middle Ages]] or [[Medieval architecture]] can be seen in the majestic [[Church|churches]] built during that era. There were two main styles: '''Romanesque''' and '''Gothic'''.
===Romanesque Architecture===
===Romanesque Architecture===
===Gothic Architecture===
===Gothic Architecture===
Gothic architecture, with its tall, pointed [[spire]]s is said to reflect the desire of people of the Middle Ages to grow closer to [[God]], reaching towards [[heaven]] and away from the earth. Spires were a source of pride for churches, and stressing the limits of architecture resulted in frequent collapses of church buildings - much like miniature [[tower of babel|Towers of Babel]]. Tall windows allowed sunlight to illuminate the interior, unlike Romanesque architecture, in which windows were small and interiors were dim. A particularly stunning example of Gothic architecture is the [[Notre Dame]] in [[Paris]], on which construction began in 1163 during the reign of [[Louis VII]], and was completed about 200 years later in about 1345. The Notre Dame features a beautiful stained-glass "rose window," which is another distinguishing characteristic of Gothic churches.
[[Gothic architecture]], with its tall, pointed [[spire]]s is said to reflect the desire of people of the Middle Ages to grow closer to [[God]], reaching towards [[heaven]] and away from the earth. Spires were a source of pride for churches, and stressing the limits of architecture resulted in frequent collapses of church buildings - much like miniature [[tower of babel|Towers of Babel]]. Tall windows allowed sunlight to illuminate the interior, unlike Romanesque architecture, in which windows were small and interiors were dim. A particularly stunning example of Gothic architecture is the [[Notre Dame]] in [[Paris]], on which construction began in 1163 during the reign of [[Louis VII]], and was completed about 200 years later in about 1345. The Notre Dame features a beautiful stained-glass "rose window," which is another distinguishing characteristic of Gothic churches.
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Image:Seagram Building.jpg|Mies van der Rohe - Philip Johnson
Image:Seagram Building.jpg|Mies van der Rohe - Philip Johnson
Image:Lovell House.jpg|Richard Neutra
Image:Lovell House.jpg|Richard Neutra
Image:Wright Dream House.jpg|Frank Lloyd Wright
Image:Wright Dream House.jpg|[[Frank Lloyd Wright]]
Image:Centre Pompidou.jpg|Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, and Gianfranco Franchini
Image:Centre Pompidou.jpg|Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, and Gianfranco Franchini
Image:Luis Barragan - Pool.jpg|Luis Barragan
Image:Luis Barragan - Pool.jpg|Luis Barragan
*[[World treasures]]
*[[World treasures]]
*[[Leon Battista Alberti]]
*[[Leon Battista Alberti]]
*[[Obelisk]]
== External links ==
== External links ==