Romanesque and Gothic styles in Italy

Milan Cathedral Pisa Cathedral

Milan is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of
Milan. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy, the third largest in Europe and the The Pisa Cathedral is a part of Pisa complex which contains also Pisa Baptistry and Pisa Campanile. But for the sake of
fifth largest in the world. this comparison I am going to focus mainly on Pisa Cathedral. It is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in Pisa, Italy. It completed in 1092 A.D and it is an important example of Romanesque
architecture.
Covered entirely by white marple.
➢ Resembels early
basilican church plan.
➢ Nave, double aisles.
➢ Long rows of
columns connected
by arches.
➢ Usual timber roof.
➢ Exterior- bands of
Ceiling is wooden truss Small windows
red and white
marbles.
➢ Ground storey faced
by wall arcading.
➢ Transepts end in
apses.
➢ Elliptical dome over
the crossing is a later
addition.
➢ Good porportions.
➢ Delicacy of
Large pillars as structural elements ornamentation.
The interior is
faced with
black and white
marble and has
a gilded ceiling
Section (1) and a frescoed
dome. It was
Milan cathedral has largely
has large windows and lot of stained glass while In has groin vaulted cathedrals gargoyles (a gargoyle redecorated
Romanesque architecture the windows were small while Romanesque has mostly is a carved or formed
and less stained. And hence, the Gothic structures after a fire in
barrel vaults and some groin grotesque with a
have bright light inside and are airy while the spout designed to 1595, which
Romanesque structures are darker inside. vaults. convey water from a destroyed most
roof and away from of the
the side of a building,
thereby preventing
Renaissance art
rainwater from Section (1) Section (2) works.
running down
masonry walls and The façade is made of marble. The
eroding the mortar bottom section has tall blind The details
between.) while in arcades with pastel-colored marble are getting
Romanesque very less inlay and three portals with bronze
decoration is on the
finer and
doors. Above this are four rows of more accurate
exteriors.
open arcades with delicate as we go up.
columns rising to the top of a gable
that is much taller than the
Milan cathedral has flying cathedral roof. Above the doors are
buttresses and few four rows of open galleries with, on Major Elemnts:
Latin cross plan, Use of local stone, Use of round arches, buttressed
structure supports. top, statues of Madonna with
Ahmed Mahmoud Elshorbagy Child and, on the corners, the Four
barrel vaulting and groin vaulting, Towers engaged to façade and large
Romanesque architecture transept towers, Dome often over apse, Recessed doorways
Section: 1 has large pillars inside of evangelists. ornamented with sculpture, Harmonious proportions, Thick and heavy
walls and pillars, Small windows, Sculptured decoration on portals,
B.N. : 6 the building. capitals and other surfaces, Painted decoration throughout the interior