Gothic

There were a lot of things that I learned about the Gothic era. One thing that really stuck out to me was that the black plague killed 75 million, which was one third of the population at that point in time. When the word Gothic comes to mind, one generally thinks of depressing or sad things; this time period could not have more of an appropriate name in my opinion because of all of the people that had passed away. Another thing that I found interesting from this time period is that churches were considered to be the center of city life. The reason that this is interesting to me is because churches are far from being the center of city life in the modern world. This shows how different the world is now in comparison to the Gothic time period

Favorite Architecture, Furniture, and Interior Design

The first piece of architecture that I really enjoyed was Notre Dame at Chartes. Both the interior and exterior of this building are truly remarkable and it is amazing that this was constructed so long ago. The detail and precision that went into both the inside and outside of this structure is amazing. The second piece of architecture that I enjoyed was Notre Dame at Paris. Prior to this presentation, I was not familiar with either of these buildings and the interiors and exteriors really impressed me.

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Extra Resources

Below is a link to a blog that features Old World, Victorian, and Gothic interior design!

Old World, Victorian, Gothic Interior Design

Student Responses

This week, I looked at Desiree and Emily's blog. Desiree's blog really interested me because she talked about how the Gothic period was somewhat of an extension of the Romanesque period until they started to come out with characteristics of their own. Now that I think of it, these two time periods did have a lot in common but there are major differences that set them apart as well.

Emily's blog was very interesting as well. Emily discussed how churches were considered the center of city life (during the time of the deathly plague) and how the main focus when constructing these cathedrals was making them as luxurious and as close to a heavenly experience as possible.