Gothic and Renaissance Architecture Styles

Gothic and Renaissance Architecture Styles
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Gothic and Renaissance Architecture Styles
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is a Gothic architectural masterpiece commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV. It was redesigned and reconstructed many times until it was finally finished in the 19th to 20th centuries. Gothic architecture emerged in Europe between the mid-12th and 16th centuries. It was a type of masonry construction distinguished by vast rooms with superimposed tracery to break up the expanse of the walls. These Gothic aspects are visible in the St. Vitus Cathedral. For example, the structure comprises such visual features as flying buttresses that distribute the weight of the tall walls to improve stability by directing the force to the ground. Pointed arches used in the Gothic pe...