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What was the purpose of such architectural features as large pointed archers and spires in medieval European architecture?
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∙ 13y ago
The arches and spires of the medieval architecture were intended to force one's eyes to look toward the heavens. The spires in particular represent a finger pointing upward to God to indicate that he is in Heaven. The spires provided a constant reminder of that belief. Arches were an innovation of architecture to provide strength to the structure and provide additional light to inside of the building.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoGothic architecture is considered the architecture of light. The pointed arches and spires provide a distribution of weight that allows for wider windows and more open spaces, which was necessary for the stained glass windows to fill the Church or Cathedral with colored light during particular periods of the day. This has a greatly symbolic nature, the light representing God's Grace, which makes an otherwise dull piece of glass (the Christian) a beautiful work of art that fills the entire Church, irradiating this Grace (a saint).
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∙ 7y agoThe arches were designed to support the building and the spires were added to make the buildings look like they were reaching toward God. The Romans learned in their buildings that if they used the arch they could make taller, heavier buildings with domes. So, Middle Ages architects did the same things to make the grand churches and buildings they designed.
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