The document discusses the history and architecture of Chartres Cathedral in France. It describes how the previous church was largely destroyed by fire in 1194 and its rebuilding over several decades. It then summarizes the key Gothic architectural elements of the cathedral like pointed arches, flying buttresses, and ribbed vaults that helped support the structure. Finally, it mentions some of the ornamentation like sculptures and stained glass windows, and materials used like stone, wood, and iron in the cathedral's construction.

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effective public communication
oral presentation

2. chartres cathedral

3. history
• fire that largely destroyed the previous church in 1194
• preservation in the fire of 1194 was regarded as miraculous
• new choir being complete by 1221
• whole building consecrated in 1260

4. history
• fire in 1134
• rebuilding began in 1145
• Two flanking towers were combined
• three portals were clearly separated
• formed a unified whole
• connected by a horizontal band or frieze of sculptures

5. structure and layout
flying buttress
pointed arches
ribbed vault

6. structure and layout
pointed arches
• recognizable shape from the gothic period
• Relieved thrust
• More emphasis on the vertical

7. flying buttresses
• External characteristic
• taking weight of the walls
• Transferring force to ground
structure and layout

8. ribbed vault
structure and layout
• support the weight of building
• delineated the vaults
• sense of unity

9. structure and layout
aisle
apse
choir
nave
transept

10. aisle- run parallel to the main areas
apse- circular of angular end of church
choir-
nave- central area of church
transept- section crosses the nave
structure and layout

11. ornamentation
sculptures & carving
• Leaves, flowers, conventional pattern and
large statues.
• Statues were saints or person.

12. ornamentation
gargoyles
• Convey water from roof away from the side of buil
• Concept of evil
• Scared evil spirits away from church

13. materials
stone
wood
Ion
windows

14. stone
• hard enough to stand up
• last a thousand years
• strong in compression
• bending and sheering
materials

15. materials
wood
• framed in massive
• complex structure of wood

16. materials
iron
• playing card construction
• form of iron reinforcement
• iron stabilisers across the nave

17. materials
• Spiritual, meditative and emotional
• Plainly visible by the subjects
• Walls become windows
• It depicts narrative from bible
• Created the effect of interior lightness and space
windows

18. gothic architecture