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Hace 5 días · Ian Hannah, The Story of Scotland in Stone (1934) The first St Giles' was likely a small, Romanesque building of the 12th century with a rectangular nave and semi-circular apsidal chancel. Before the middle of the 13th century, an aisle was added to the south of the church. Archaeological excavations in the 1980s found the 12th-century church was likely constructed of pink sandstone and grey ...
Hace 5 días · Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
- Late 12th century–16th century
13 de may. de 2024 · When you close your eyes and picture a beautiful church, one of the first features to pop into your head is probably a church steeple. Steeples are popular in churches across Europe and the Americas; but steeples don't just look beautiful, they also serve a functional purpose. In decades past, steeples made churches the tallest buildings in a town.
Hace 2 días · Architecture. The Chrysler Building was designed by William Van Alen in the Art Deco style and is named after one of its original tenants, automotive executive Walter Chrysler. With a height of 1,046 feet (319 m), the Chrysler is the 12th-tallest building in the city as of 2019, tied with The New York Times Building.
- 1,196,958 sq ft (111,201.0 m²)
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Hace 5 días · It is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. Notre-Dame lies at the eastern end of the Île de la Cité and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches, which were themselves predated by a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter.
Hace 4 días · It is also the most successful attempt to unite the light and picturesque beauty of the modern steeple to the sober grandeur and square solidity of the Grecian temple.
Hace 3 días · Steeple Bumpstead, Moyns Park. The front is a handsome example of late 16th-century work, and the S.W. wing has good ornamental detail of the first half of the 16th century. The N.W. Front (see Plate, p. 291) is of seven bays, of which three are occupied by projecting semi-octagonal bay windows.
