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ok soo i havetowrite an english essay on middle ages architecture is this good: Medieval architecture was characterized by three different styles; they were pre-Romanesque, Romanesque, and gothic. All of which played an important role during the middle ages in Europe. Medieval architecture has many key things in it. Like if you’re looking a gothic style building you might notice a flying buttress. Or if you took a look at a Romanesque building you would notice semi-circle arches. Let’s take a look at each style more closely. The first form of Pre-Romanesque architecture was in Spain and Portugal. It was known as the Visigoth architecture. Visigoth Architecture brought horseshoe arches. A horseshoe arch is an arch that narrows slightly and has a upper rounded part. They were shaped like horseshoes. Pre-Romanesque architecture started after the classical period and ended just before the Romanesque period. The pre-Romanesque period had highly flammable wooden roofs structures. This period is what influenced the Romanesque period. That’s why it’s call the pre-Romanesque period. Do you know what Romanesque means? It means “descended from Rome”. This period began in the 1000s and ended in 1100s. During the Romanesque period, semi-circle arches were incorporated into building designs. One of the most important structural developments of the Romanesque era was the vault. Many castles were built during this period, but they are outnumbered by churches. Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, its thick walls, round arches or semi-circle arch, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. An example of a Romanesque building is the Great Abbey Churches. Every building during the Romanesque period had almost always a symmetrical floor plan. Another example of a Romanesque building is the leaning own of Pisa. One of the most important structural developments of the Romanesque era was the vault. Some Romanesque buildings still stand today. But others have been either greatly modified or completely replaced in succeeding centuries. The Gothic Architecture is the last part of medieval architecture. The Gothic period started in 12th period. Its physical characteristics included the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress. The pointed arch is a narrow arch that comes to a steep point. A ribbed vault is a vault where the surface is divided into webs by a framework of diagonal arched ribs. A flying Buttress is arch and vertical column that supports a wall from the outside. Gothic buildings are taller and wider then Romanesque buildings. One of the most distinctive characteristics of Gothic architecture is the wide area of the windows. The increase in size between windows of the Romanesque and Gothic periods is related to the use of the ribbed vault, and the pointed ribbed vault which channeled the weight to a supporting shaft with less outward force than a semicircular vault. Walls did not need to be so heavy. The Gothic period was the last of the middle ages architecture. I STILL NEED A CUNCLUSIN PARAGRAPH ANY SUGGESTIONSS?

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