Gothic Cathedrals

Gothic cathedral Gothic style has occupied Western European architecture for about 400 years. It began in the northern part of France in the 12th century, spreading quickly to the British and European Continents and invaded Scandinavian old Viking Empire. It even appears in the Byzantine region of Central Europe even on the Near East and the Americas. Gothic architect designed city hall, royal palace, courthouse and hospital. They will strengthen the city and the castle to protect the land from intrusion.

The Gothic cathedral mainly uses limestone as a material, but it needs a lot of limestone. Some Gothic churches in northern and eastern Germany, southern France use bricks instead of limestone. The hard and viscous material used to help hold the brick and other materials together is called mortar, a bit like the old cement. Another material used in Gothic cathedrals is usually wood, supporting roofs, flying arches, doors. They use many different kinds of trees because they use just the types of trees that are readily available.

Milan Cathedral is a very large and sophisticated Gothic Cathedral in Milan's main square, one of Europe's most famous buildings. It is one of the largest Gothic style churches in the world. The building began in 1386 and was led by the archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo, but the late Gothic style is characteristic of the French style rather than the Italian style. It took me five centuries to complete the famous cathedral. The medieval Seville Cathedral was built on the ruins of the magnificent Almohad Mosque, showing off the power and wealth of the city after the Reconquista. When it was built in the 16th century, it replaced the Hagia Sophia and became the world's largest church. It is still the world's largest gothic cathedral and the third cathedral. Construction workers used the pillars and elements of the mosque, in particular the minarets remodeled to Girarda and Clock Tower.

Cologne Cathedral (KölnerDom) is the largest Gothic Cathedral in Germany and has become the most famous landmark of Cologne for centuries. It was once the tallest building in the world, but still there is still the largest façade. The famous cathedral is on the premises of the Roman temple in the 4th century, followed by the church appointed by the first Christian bishop of Cologne, Cologne. Construction of the Gothic church began in 1248 and it was completed after over 600 years of interruption. It is dedicated to the saints Peter and Mary and is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne.