Author Question: Soaring open spaces, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and stained glass windows ... (Read 103 times)

Capo · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Soaring open spaces, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and stained glass windows are characteristic of:

A. Renaissance architecture.
B. Romanesque churches.
C. the church of Sainte Foy.
D. Gothic cathedrals.
E. the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne.

Question 2

What purpose is served by the carved figures that adorn the entryways at Chartres Cathedral?

A. They serve as reminders that one is entering a sacred space.
B. They are structural, holding up the archways above the doors.
C. They form a narrative, telling the story of Sainte Foy.
D. They are purely decorative, serving no real purpose.
E. They form a narrative but are purely decorative.

canderson530 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The Gothic cathedrals developed from a design by a French Abbot to enlarge and remodel his Romanesque-style church.

Answer to Question 2

A
The carved figures, called jamb statues, served as a transition between the everyday world of the town and the sacred space within.