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| The term "gothic" was used by erudits to named the art made by the "godos", a kind of art considered as inferior and very criticized by the society. Thus, Gothic architecture, was very criticized and pointed by people, thinking that it was a kind of architecture, worthless only because it had not no influence of Greco-roman one. It appeared between years XII and XVI in Europe. But it wasn´t until the XIX Century when it was appreciated. The movement from Romanesque to Gothic was as a result of the different way of thinking of medieval people about knowledge and truth from the one that existed previously. Several idealism were destroyed, including Plato, and new concepts about life were included. People started working more with their senses than their faith. They started to believe in a new knowledge that could be felt. Even the Divine world was researched and look for the truth that could be proved. These was the entrance into the Renaissance. |
1) Why were the Gothic Churches able to have large stain glass windows?
2) What is a buttress? How is it different from a flying buttress?