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AH1A: 100 Buildings > Part 3 > Flashcards

Part 3 Flashcards

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Ambulatory of St.Denis

Paris

1137-40

Architect Abbot Suger, his rebuilding of St Denis crucial in development of Gothic architecture

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Notre Dame

Paris

1163-1250

One of first Gothic Cathedrals to have flying buttresses on exterior

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Chartres Cathedral

Chartres

1194-1220

Gothic style with Flamboyant Gothic Spire

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Cologne Cathedral

Cologne

Begun 1248

Design based closely on Amiens Cathedral in France

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Milan Cathedral

Milan

Begun 1386

Architect was Simone da Orsenigo, who was remembered mostly for the cathedral

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Vaulting, King’s College Chapel

Cambridge

1446-1544

Largest fan vault ceiling in world, took just 3 yrs to finish vaulting

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Ibn Tulun Mosque

Cairo

879 CE

Style is Abbasid

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Selime Mosque

Edirne

1568-1574 CE

The Ottoman architect Sinan considered this to be his materwork

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Merinid Madrasa

Salé, Rabat, Morocco

1333

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Tomb of the Samanids

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

c.930 CE

One of earliest examples of Islamic funerary architecture

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AH1A: 100 Buildings (10 decks)

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