I have always been desired to be a architect since I was I child. To observe such a lot of great buildings in the world and create my own version, it is a kind of great pleasure.
Before introducing Gothic Architecture, I must explain the term "Gothic". This term gernerated in the mid age, meaning violent dark. However, as to architecture, it represents buildings distinguished from Roman and Greek Culture, which were thought to be classic. The reason of that Gothic Architecture occur is that there was a trend of unhomeless and people want to get rid of classic, which were strict with their thought and life style for a long time. Literature did not have a great revolution, but architecture did.
The typical features of Gothic Architecture are pointed arch, flying buttress, and water spout, etc. These features appear mostly is because the innovation of constructing tenichque and idea of design. Compared to classic desigh, which focus on the external design, like the grand column and wonderful carve, Gothic buildings would not express the feeling of grand from appearance. However, when we step into the cathedrals and look at the unreachable roof, a feeling of raised. Human is no longer as mighty as we thought compared to god. And the way to design the building aims to create such a feeling, remind human of his small and certainty of death.The pointed arch exactly gives us this feeling. It is very tall and narrow, like the babel tower, leading our sight to the sky, also where god lives.
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