Primary project (5th grade) about the four main architechtural styles in Iberian Peninsula during Middle Ages. Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. Bilingual School.

1. ART IN IBERIAN
PENINSULA
DURING
MIDDLE
AGES
BY ANDRÉS
ARÉVALO

2. Most buildings cannot be classified into a
single architechtural style. They were built in
different moments of time, so the
monuments have mixed features.
For example, Cathedral of Santiago de
Compostela has got a Romanesque, Gothic
and Barroque styles.
Students in 5th grade will find easier to
understand the styles if divide them into four
groups.

3. There are four main artistic styles in
the Middle Ages in Iberian
Peninsula:
- Islamic
- Romanesque (Románico)
- Mudéjar
- Gothic (Gótico)

4. 1. ISLAMIC STYLE
It is the style that we could find
in Al-Andalus, that is to say in
the part conquered by Muslims.

5. FEATURES
- Horseshoe arches
- Mosaics
- Patterned decorations

6. HORSESHOE ARCHES

7. HORSESHOE

8. MOSAICS

10. PATTERNED
DECORATION

11. THE GREAT MOSQUE OF
CÓRDOBA

12. ALHAMBRA DE GRANADA

13. PATIO DE LOS LEONES

14. In the North of Iberian Peninsula,
Christians built lots of churches.
They were built at the beginning of Middle
Ages, so most of them are not under
good conditions.
2. ROMANESQUE STYLE

15. FEATURES:
Thick walls
Small
windows

16. Iglesia de San
Julián (Oviedo)

17. Iglesia de San
Clemente de Tahull
(Lérida)

18. Pantocrator inside Iglesia San
Clemente de Tahull

19. 3. GOTHIC STYLE
The Gothic style is really famous for
its wonderful cathedrals

20. FEATURES
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

22. Sunlight entering the stained glass
windows

25. ROSE WINDOWS

26. ROSE WINDOWS INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE CATHEDRAL

28. Pointed arches (arcos ojivales)

29. CATHEDRAL OF PALMA DE
MALLORCA

30. CATHEDRAL OF TOLEDO

31. CATHEDRAL
OF LEÓN

32. CATHEDRAL
OF BURGOS

33. CATHEDRAL OF CUENCA

34. CATHEDRAL OF SEGOVIA

35. CATHEDRAL OF BARCELONA

36. CATHEDRAL OF
SANTIAGO DE
COMPOSTELA

37. 4. MUDÉJAR STYLE
It is a mixed style. It has
architechtural features of
Islamic and Christian
styles.

38. LA GIRALDA IN
SEVILLA

39. IGLESIA DE
SAN PEDRO
APÓSTOL,
CAMARMA DE
ESTERUELAS

41. CATHEDRAL
OF TERUEL

42. ALCÁZAR OF
SEVILLA

43. New expressions
Architechture: arquitectura
Romanesque: Románico
Gothic: Gótico
Horseshoe arches: arcos de herradura
Mosaics: mosaicos
Pantocrator: pantócratos
Cathedral: catedral
Stained glass windows: vidrieras
Rose windows: rosetones
Pointed arches: arcos ojivales