Regions and CathedralsThe Cologne Cathedral (on the right) is located in Germany. It's characteristics include: two spires at the entrance, more buttresses, more columns, taller and narrow (to support the height), more windows, height frames it's Holiness, detailed doors, and located more in the city.
In comparison to the Salisbury Cathedral, (below on left) located in England. It's characteristics include: more spacious, wider and shorter, has a road leading up to it, more arches, rectangular with stacks, width frames it's Holiness, wider nave, and it's located in a more rural area.
Based on these comparisons, specific cathedrals are based on regions. Germany has a taller cathedral, that is almost like an arrow that reaches upwards to God and represents the sky and infinite. It's features are darker and it's more arrow like, these features are based on characteristics on German architecture. Whereas in England, the building is light color, but even though it is shorter, it is much wider, which is a characteristic of English architecture.
Even though cathedrals vary from region to region, they all have one theme in common: the reach upwards to God and the heavens, trying to bring a heaven to earth during these medieval times. The tower is important as it reaches for infinite. There is a centralized point in all cathedrals, making God a focal point on earth. They all have an aspect of real versus ideal. The real is that these buildings can only be as tall as the modern technology of the time lets it be, the ideal is the reaching upward towards the heavens.Cognitive Map:
More detailed theory about firmness and commodity. As well as funstionality of structure. Keep asking yourself, why? I like the background image. The appreciation from the firmness created by bolted steel framing is apealing. Make the post background a different colr. I found it hard to read.
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