Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms) among the citizens of a town or city. These took many forms and varied widely in organization and makeup.
Communes were first recorded in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, thereafter becoming a widespread phenomenon. They had greater development in central-northern Italy, where they became city-states based on partial democracy. At the same time in Germany they became free cities, independent from local nobility.
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Introduction
LOCATION
The Return Of Urban Life
Medieval towns Characteristics
SIGNIFICANCE:
Political Background
Urban Activities
City Government and Culture
Technological Achievement and Its Reflection in Planning
Culture and it impact on Architecture and City Planning
Crisis in the Lower Middle Ages
Architectural Character of the Cities
Crisis in the Lower Middle Ages
Town planning: Carcassonne
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3. Introduction:
After Crist and Roman Empire had crumbled under the weight of luxury, pomp and ceremony. Medieval Town played an
important role in the history of cities. Western civilization declined, trade disintegrated, and the urban population return to
rural life. In the 12th and 13th centuries, a period of economic growth led to the rebirth of cities. Cities became important
centers of artisan activity and trade.
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4. LOCATION:
Europe is a small continent, but it is very diverse. Many different landforms,
water features, and climates can be found there. Although we call Europe a
continent, it is part of Eurasia, the large landmass that includes both Europe
and Asia. Geographers consider the Ural Mountains to be the boundary
between the two continents
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5. The Return Of Urban Life:
At the end of 11th century, in Western Europe, agricultural production
increased, and population grew. This situation was produced by different
causes:
o The number of wars and invasions decreased sharply.
o New technical innovations in agriculture, such as triennial rotation,
which increased production.
o New farming tools, such as fertilizer, ploughs and mills. mills
Triennial rotation
Moldboard Plough
Windmill
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8. Political Background:
Feudalism can be described as a type of government in which political power is exercised
locally by private individuals rather than through the bureaucracy of a centralized state.
MONARCH
TENANTS IN CHIEF
(LORDS AND BISHOPS)
SUB TENANTS
(KNIGHTS AND LESSER CLERGY)
PEASANTRY
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10. City Government and Culture :
• Kings.
• Magistrates
• Bourgeoisie and the nobles
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11. • Building technology
• Shipbuilding
• Agricultural innovation
• Mechanical innovation
Technological Achievement and Its Reflection in
Planning:
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12. Culture and it impact on Architecture and City Planning:
Culture and it impact on Architecture and City Planning
Of
Society
Of
Trade
Of
War
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13. During the medieval period, basically two types of buildings
Religious medieval buildings
Military medieval buildings
Beginning in the 13th century, a new style of art called Gothic art,
was born. In cities, many Gothic buildings began to be constructed,
especially cathedrals. Taller and lighter buildings became popular.
Pointed arch
Groin vault
Big stained-glass windows
Flying buttresses to reinforce the walls
High towers
Rose windows
The floor plan was in the shape of a Latin cross
Architectural Character of the Cities:
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14. Crisis in the Lower Middle Ages :
The Lower Middle Ages was the final period of the Middle Ages and it lasted during
the 14th and 15th centuries.
It was conformed by a deep crisis:
Several wars
The agricultural crisis
Plagues
Revolts in cities and the countryside
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15. Different type of town planning
• The Unplanned town
• The Planned Town
• The Multifocal town
• The Walled town
• The Bridge town
The Unplanned town
The Planned Town
The Multifocal town
The Walled town
The Bridge town
Architectural Character of the Cities:
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16. Location map of
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is in the Aude plain between two great axis of circulation linking the Atlantic to
the Mediterranean sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrenees. Its strategic importance was
quickly recognized by the Romans who occupied its hilltop until the demise of their western
empire and was later taken over by the Visigoths in the fifth century who founded the city.
o Fortified medieval walled city
o Irregular pattern
o Double row of fortified walls
o Protection by defensive wall
o Narrow streets
o Irregular pattern of streets
o Roughly rectangular in shape
o Double enclosure wall
o Towers and barbicans
Town planning: Carcassonne
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