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L6: Spain & Portugal Flashcards

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Architectural Character of Spanish Gothic

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  1. Horseshoe arch
  2. Pierced stone tracery
  3. Rich surface decoration of intricate geometrical pattern
  4. Excessive ornamentation
  5. Cimborio or lantern
  6. Retablo and reredos
  7. Isabelline Style
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raised structure above a roof admitting light into
the interior

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Cimborio or lantern

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an elaborate wooden structure with
sculptures at the altar

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Retablo and reredos

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a rich and lavish
architectural ornamentation incorporating maritime elements
indigenous to Portuga

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Manueline Style (Portuguese Late Gothic

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Patterns used in Manueline style

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a. armillary spheres
b. ropes
c. corals
d. Cross of the Order of Christ

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The building began at a time when the gothic style was becoming less.
A Cathedral with details of an astronaut and faun with ice cream.

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SALAMANCA NEW CATHEDRAL (Catedral Nueva)

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roof is notable for its gargoyles,
featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical.
It is a hall church, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into
chapels.
The transept is truncated. The east end is a chevet of nine radiating
chapels

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BARCELONA CATHEDRAL

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a fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous
medieval walls of Ávila.
The cathedral sanctuary is integrated into the city wall, which formed
part of the city’s defensive fortifications

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AVILA CATHEDRAL

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the most poetic of all the Spanish
Cathedrals

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BURGOS CATHEDRAL

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Its almost 1,800 square meters of stained glass windows dating from
the 13th-15th cent. are among the world’s finest stained glass.

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LEON CATHEDRAL (House of Light)

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the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world.
It houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
It has the world’s largest altarpiece done by Pierre Dancart who spent 44 years carving from wood

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SEVILLE CATHEDRAL

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ranked among the greatest
Gothic structures in Europe.
It has a spectacular Capilla Mayor (High Altar)

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TOLEDO CATHEDRAL, Toledo, Spain

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has the Catalan version of Gothic. It has a
mixture of artistic styles, ranging from the early Romanesque to
Renaissance which makes it a jewel of universal architecture

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VALENCIA CATHEDRAL

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has the widest Gothic nave in the
world with 22 m.
It has a Romanesque feet, Gothic body and Baroque face.

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GERONA CATHEDRAL, Cataluña

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exemplifies
Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural
styles.
The window of the Chapter House by Diogo de Arruda carries the masterwork of Manueline motifs: the symbols of the Order of Christ
and of Manuel I, & fantastic & unprecedented elaborations of ropes, corals and vegetal motifs.

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THE CONVENT OF CHRIST TOMAR

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one of the most prominent examples of the
Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style

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JERONIMOS MONASTERY, Lisbon, Portugal

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a Late Gothic Manueline style and served as the burial church of Portuguese royalty

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MONASTERY OF BATALHA, Portugal

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a church and
former convent, of Isabelline style. It is one of the buildings considered
most emblematic of the city

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IGLESIA CONVENTUAL DE SAN PABLO, Valladolid

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founded in
1469 as a market for oil. It was designed by Pedro Compte, Juan
Yvarra and Johan Corbera

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LA LONJA DE LA SEDA, Valencia (Silk Exchange)

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formerly a college
and now is housing the Museo Nacional de Escultura museum in
Isabelline style.

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COLEGIO DE SAN GREGORIO, Valladolid

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a gate in the old city of
Toledo

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PUERTA DEL SOL (Sun Gate), Toledo

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a gateway in the defensive wall in the
late Middle Ages. It was built by Pere Balaguer in the 14th cent. to
defend one of the busiest points of access to old Valencia

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TORRES DE SERRANOS

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built in limestone by Francisco
de Arruda; UNESCO World Heritage, 1983.
It is a monument to Portugal’s Age of Discovery on both land and sea.
It defended the city’s harbor

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TORRE DE BELEM, Lisbon, Portugal

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Castillian Late Gothic style named after Isabella I of Castile (1474-
1504)

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Isabelline Style

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