Renaissance and Medieval Architecture

The Renaissance era was memorized as Greek or Roman resurrection era or ancient European era. However, it led to this resurgence. The medieval or medieval was the predecessor of the Renaissance. The Gothic style and Romanesque style architecture can be seen throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. Since the Renaissance, medieval times could explain the difference in Europe. Culture, religion, ideology, and government changes have ultimately led the Renaissance people to express their skills in architecture, science, and art.

Renaissance architecture appeared in Florence, Italy in the 15th century and soon spread to France, Germany, England, Russia and other European countries, forming a regional Renaissance architectural style. At the end of the 14th century, germination of capitalism in Europe. As it developed, people of that era changed their attitude and demand for art. The Renaissance is a political and cultural movement aimed at filling the dark domination of European medieval religious class. The emerging bourgeoisie opposed feudal aristocracy and fought religious powers. In their view, medieval culture has returned as a historical one, but they expressed this era as "a dark and barbarian era". Classical Greek and Roman cultures are highly regarded as a culture of light and development. Since then, the whole Europe has entered the Renaissance

Church building has developed since the Middle Ages. However, the most important of these transformations is the architecture and design of Byzantines, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance cathedrals. The medieval church is a wonderfully famous building, the focal point of Christian dedication in every town and village. However, the early church building actually did not take shape from the Roman temple. The Cathedral of Rome was used for conferences, political rallies, markets, courts, was used as inspiration and model of the larger Christian church of the Middle Ages, hence it was called the Christian Cathedral.

Medieval buildings can be divided into two categories: religious buildings and military buildings. The medieval kings and lords gave great help to the spread of Christianity. As a result, they helped the church's construction plan. Pagans and Roman religious temples are not designed for large gatherings. However, in order to spread Christianity it is necessary to build a church building, it is easy to open a large conference. In order to provide enough space, the early Christians chose a special architectural design called the cathedral. This design includes nave, cross section and altar. Later, the Cathedral influenced by Justinian used a Byzantine style of architecture and made a huge dome. They also used the Greek cross