RR6- Amiens Cathedral and Gothic Style

For this reading response I am going to focus on the Amiens Cathedral.  The Amiens cathedral is one of the most remarkable buildings of the 13th century.  There are several important aspects of this cathedral to notice;
1. This gothic style that developed is far from linear.
2. The flying buttresses had to be added to later in construction because of the buckling of the cathedral.
3. Follows the model of Chartres
4. The columns created several diagonals throughout the building which is what was used for construction.
5. The main designer of this cathedral changed several times and structural errors were run into because of this.

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Here are three pictures of the Amiens Cathedral.
1. Notice all of the diagonals in the floor plan and the general t shape with the dome on top.
2. Notice the two massive towers, traditional in French cathedrals.  Also notice the stained glass.
3. Notice the unique pattern in the ceiling, as well as the columns.  these columns have colonettes attached to them for a more gothic look.  These were referred to as columnar bundles, these are what would seem to be squares rotated 45 degrees therefore creating the diagonals.

Supplemental Writing
Click this link.  Here is a supplemental writing on the Amiens cathedral.  It is from Columbia University.  This website/project provides a great look at the Amiens cathedral.  It does this through several pictures of the cathedral, as well as drawings both by hand and cad.  It also contains movies and writings on the cathedral! Its a great place to learn a few things about the cathedral.