The iconic arch is thee most structurally efficient way to build with stone making it pinnacle of human achievement. Gothicism deserves significantly more respect than the architectural community gives it.
There aren't any real castles because they were completely ineffective against the kangaroos. However, Gothic architecture confused and intimidated the roos too much for them to figure out an attack.
Agreed. Frank Gehry is another architect who makes rubbish. He will literally take a piece of scrunched up paper and try to "draw it" in the form of a building. Absolutely meaningless trite!
Le Corbusier's Cathedral (or Chapel... I don't remember) Has it's own beauty, but Gothic is so much better. They are both products of different times and different capabilities (In menpower, machinery, materials, etc). As much as I love Gothic we could never go back to it, life has changed so much. A clear example is the "Neogothic" movement, which turned out to be a short-lived, washed out version of the original.
@@goblez5900 What they're doing to Western Civilization, they want to inflict upon all nations and all cultures. This is because they want to set the stage for their Messiah, the Antichrist, who will come in the name of peace and unity and "saving the world".
I had started reading about Gothic architecture about 4 years ago and attempted to sketch the buildings and stuff and even now that I'm studying architecture in university and I've read about a lot more styles this one is still one of my favourites :D I would never understand how someone could find it unappealing
potentially modern ideas of it being dark and scary? From old-schools vampire movies and some grim-dark settings. But having been in them you can really appreciate the colours and light played with in the spaces.
+Ruarscampbell Ideas of dark and scary come from 19th century (romanticism) art, mostly literature and paintings. Medieval gothic scenery, often castles, churches and graveyards, were settings for depressing moods and characters, foggy landscape etc.
It never appealed to me, they look too... gothic (xD) to me. I think it's a matter.of taste, I really prefer standard and even modern architecture over gothic.
The whole notion of it being"gothic" is due to the Renaissance which exaggerated everything about the classical world and despised this extraordinary architecture. Of course, there is also a theological meaning to these cathedrals. In Catholic theology, heaven and earth are interrelated, especially in the celebration of the liturgy, so that the Gothic Cathedral is an attempt to make heaven even more present due to the height of the cathedral and the pointed arches going upward, the effect of the light through the stain glass windows, not to mention the music of the organ, Medieval man was interested in achieving eternal happiness in union with Jesus, God the Father and the HOly Spirit, plus the angels and the saints, firstly the Virgin Mary to whom most of the Gothic Cathedrals are dedicated. The sculpture and paintings were pedagogical intended to teach the faith to those who went to worship at the Cathedral.
"The whole notion of it being"gothic" is due to the Renaissance which exaggerated everything about the classical world and despised this extraordinary architecture." The most funny thing being that it didn't have anything to do with the Goths or even their ancestors (Gothic architecture first originated from around today France). I really wonder, why the hell did they decide to suddenly call it "Gothic" in the Renaissance, there were other barbarians available.
I somehow missed this video when it came out and I'm really glad that I came back and found it, this is so well presented and it's just made so much better by your genuine enthusiasm for the subject. The architecture is literally awe inspiring. Walking into a structure like this is always a truly moving experience.
Referring to minute 19:40 "classic gothic-style architecture": If it were in continental Europe, this cathedral would not be listed as "classic gothic" (having been built from 1858 to its consecration in 1897 and finally completed in 1993). The era of gothic architecture ended almost suddenly 1490-1500, followed by the renaissance and baroque eras, in which gothic style was no longer chosen for new buildings (with very few exceptions). The gothic churches from the era of romanticism in the 19th century are referred to as "neo-gothic", or "gothic revival". It may be different in England, where gothic style never completely went out of fashion.
...and no mention of the brilliant acoustics??? The buildings were practical too! Singing in Gothic cathedrals is so awe-inspiring cause the sounds is caught and carries to the very back. Also the open-plan really complements the huge amounts of light let in. They really are beautiful.
Dude, Shad, no matter how bad my day seems, your possitive enthusiasm for what you are talking about is infectous and uplifting. thanks for the great content!
I binged a couple of your videos. Your passion just spills through the screen and onto the keyboard. Super interesting. I originally come from a city centred around a gorgeous monastery. Every time I visit the city, I always go there, hoping to take some awesome photos, but the people there never fail to give that unpleasant gaze of disapproval. Last time I've been there, my neck literally hurt from all the staring up. Fascinating how all the beauty has its roots in practicality. That's the leading idea behind modern architecture, simple and practical. But I can't help but doubt that in a century people will be in awe of our designs. I think they'll disregard them and keep appreciating the Gothic style.
that is probably one of the best neogothic churches ive seen, its really anatomically correct in the sense that it doesn't just mimic the aesthetics but actually replicates the structural elements
Gothic architecture (particularly French Gothic) is just incredible. The artistry, the engineering, the sheer scale... achieving all of that with the technoloy and knowledge of the times... mind-blowing. I've been enamored with Gothic cathedrals for a good year or so now, so I'm excited to see one of my new favorite RUclipsrs make a video on why it's awesome :D
Very good video, but I am not completely convinced by your explanation of the stone colors. Yes it looks good, but the primary reason is that different stones have different properties. The black stone is probably a schist or a granite, a very hard stone, probably local/cheap, but impossible to carve: schiste is anisotropic and granite is non homogeneous at a milimetric scale. Therefore they used limestone for windows and interior decoration because that is perfect for art. In Brittany we have a lot of old churches made completely in granite, and statues are very rough, almost like modern art. On the other hand, near the Loire/Seine rivers, cathedrals are made completely out of limestone, and you can't say they don't look badass ;)
That's almost right, the dark stone is bluestone, also known as basalt and it is very hard. There is a lot of it around Melbourne and it was also used to pave the streets. The lighter stone is sandstone and while it was easily carved, the quarries were 200 km from Melbourne, so getting it delivered was quite expensive.
I don't know whether anyone pointed it out yet. I'll tell you anyway since I don't feel like checking. There is a word we use in the Catholic Church for churches (or anything for that matter) in the shape of a cross (other than crosses of course). We say "cruciform." Thank you so much for this video. I love church architecture, and I don't know much about it, so this was exciting to watch.
it's interesting, that you use the contrast 'gothic vs. castle architecture' instead of 'gothic vs. romanesque architecture'. unfortunately this means you missed (or at least didn't mention) one of the 'core features' of gothic architecture: the arches aren't semi-circular anymore, but pointed.
Yeah and the castles were thicker for one main reason: security. Imagine one giant rock being thrown against one buttress of this cathedral, itd just blow down the entire wall section basically
I am amazed, that there are Gothic cathedrals in Australia, as in Europe Gothic cathedrals were usually built (or at least designed and started to build) between the 12th and 16th century, while Australia wasn't really colonized until the 18th to 19th (?) century. I guess the Australian cathedrals were built in the wave of Gothic revival in the 19th century?
Technically, this would still be Gothic, as far as the evidence presented. Styles are not limited to their date, but rather are distinct forms of construction. Once a style is manifested regardless of construction method, then it becomes Neo-Gothic. Gothicism exists as response to the most efficient ways to build specifically with stone. Once I start using faux-stone, or steel, or brick, or wood, then the use of Gothic elements are purely aesthetical. Some styles are purely aesthetical, and that's okay, even Gothicism makes moves for aesthetical not always practical reaasons, but as long as the building is solid stone, then it can deserve the title of authentic Gothic. This building just happens to be one of that last ever built, assuming it really is authentic construction.
Getting into the knitty gritty of classifying architectural styles is tricky, but I agree TheJared, anything that has some kind of gothic-style pointed arches can be described of as 'Gothic', no matter what the construction date, without getting into sub-descriptors like High Gothic/Late Gothic, Gothic Revival/Neo-Gothic, English Gothic, French Gothic, etc. etc.. Even some college campus buildings and residential buildings that may not be entirely constructed of stone or have flying buttresses, so long as they have a few distinctively gothic features, the term 'gothic' could be applied.
Recently I watched a few of Shad's videos on architecture again and I have to say, they are all incredibly good! It really adds so much to this channel, especially this rare one, where Shad actually went to a cathedral to talk about it.
What I see in this video, is myself when I look at gothic architecture. It's also not an everyday sight to see a person with camera being so respectful to places like this and adopting the customary low voice. Especially on youtube. I really enjoyed this overview of gothic style.
Playing games like Resident Evil 4, Castlevania,and Bloodborne made me fall in love with this aesthetic. I’m going to visit these breathtaking structures some day 😍
Shad this video was incredible, thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. Also, as a Catholic, I appreciate your respect and reverence while filming the interior. Religious structures of any kind command respect. Also, what an extraordinary building. Thank you again for sharing.
Go back and check out the Visigothic and Ostrogothic architecture and then the Romanesque style as well, understanding what gothic grew out of can help you isolate certain elements and combine them in novel ways while still remaining firmly within the gothic tradition.
In the part when you entered the cathedral, the video just turned into an ASMR, and I slept 😂😂😂 "Nerd explanations ASMR" a new niche. (Of course I'm here because I'm a nerd myself, very good Video indeed)
I wish I'd seen this sooner; I could've told you to visit the Cathedral of St John the Divine on 110th street--it's the largest Anglican cathedral in the world, built in the High Gothic style. The ceiling is 127 ft high and the nave(the bottom leg of the cross) is 230 ft long. The internal columns and buttresses are astonishing...
I like that gothic architecture is one of those styles that is really easy to identify, especially for me. Most architectural (and other) styles, often are describes to the tune of "things of the sort that were made by people who made stuff of this style," or "things typically made in this era in this place."
Gothic architecture was an amazing revolution and evolution in design. A few things to point out is that if one was to look at an air view, of say France during the Gothic period, each area had a cathedral to boast prosperity and condense worship. So smaller churches moved the population to the cathedral and since it was a huge financial undertaking it was a centralized building geographical in a community as well as financially boasting the patron's economic might. This economic boasting can be seen across France as the cathedrals became larger and more opulent as each one was built as an attempt to out shine the community "next door". Another fact you covered but should be point out is the openness and the immense amount of light never before seen inside. This much have a truly awe inspiring sight to people who had never seen such height and light in a building. Not only was the cross layout purposely designed. This large amount of light and the height put the congregation closer to God. The smaller windows inside the arches were needed since larger pieces of glass were hard to make and very expensive. Larger stained glass were reserved to the alcoves again due to cost and stained glass is made up of smaller components anyway. Thank you for the excellent video. Your passion is evident and enjoyable, Cheers.
The synergy of form and function in the arched windows (what you’d typically assume as a structural weakness) actually reinforcing the structure of the cathedral as a whole, is what I find to be so appealing in gothic architecture. Truly a brilliant achievement in human engineering.
Awesome presentation Shad, you probably know of these already but you should really look up Durham Cathedral and the York Minster absolutely bloody gorgeous they are. If you ever find yourself in the North of England you should really pay them a visit they are amazing.
I learn a lot more from youtube than I ever did in a classroom, things are just way better explained on youtube... AND, it is way better to comprehend when you can actually see what is being taught to you. Thank you!
I live in germany, so there are 4 cathedrals in a range of 2 hours drive, 2 are hybrid-styles from the transition between romanic and gothic styles(Mainz and Limburg), 2 are gothic cathedrals (Cologne and Strasbourg). They all are breathtakingly beautiful.
I know that it is a bit late but anyway: Gothic times were from 12th to early 16th century. This one is from 19th century, but it uses the gothic architecture, so it is Gothic revival architecture. And from Shad's explenation it looks like there is a gothic architecture and a castle architecture... But there are gothic castles... a lot of them. Gothic architecture is typical for its catedrals, etc... but it also includes castles, even though they don't share the same elements of architecture it still is a gothic architecture. I hope I got it right, mabe i didn't :) Anyway, cool video. It is awesome to see people like you, who care about history and things that our ancestors left us. I feel like the society is starting to forget the important things... :)
We really need an architectural revolution. Modern architecture is so soulless and boring. It's just cold steel and sterile glass with silly swoops and curves. It looks like melting styrofoam.
If interested check out Mark Lawrences fantasy novels. They are set in our world in the future and it hints that there was a third world war which set humanity back. Our generation is referred to as the builders and they still find buildings and what not from our time and how ugly and bland they are.
Wow, many thanks for the detailed explanation. The next time I drop by the cathedral, I will take a closer look. Thanks again for your research and sharing.
Thank you so much for this very descriptive and visually oriented video. This is really going to help me when I start building my 3D environment with Gothic Architecture in it.
I've been playing dark souls (original) while watching this and am approaching Anor Londo to fight Ornstein and Smaugh. I've noticed something this time. Anor Londo appears to be a beautiful rendering of a gothic cathedral.
Great video! I really enjoy your castle and medieval architecture videos. I'm a carpenter and builder I love seeing different architecture seeing how things were built and trying to figure out logistically how I would go about building or directing a project like this. What would be the process? I would love to be able to see the foundation and footers used on this building. How deep are they and how massive the stones for the footers must be.
All the uncovered butresses and arches in gothic architecture make the building appear sort of skeletal. It causes an impression that is very difficult to describe.
My church was built around the same time in Alabama (1860) but has more castle-like features, like crenelations. It also has a copper roof that is flatter and weighs less, so flying buttresses are not needed, but its got plenty of angled buttresses.
I watched a program on tv not too long ago talking about arches and it is really, really interesting how they hold themselves up (if I remember right, knock out the top of the arch it all falls down)...anyways, you have just added to that knowledge of directing forces and such, so thank you. The gothic style architecture is probably my favourite, and luckily we do have some good examples in Aus (mostly churches, in fact, I should check out Adelaide one day, I hear it's the city of churches...so they probably have quite a few examples).
All cathedrall in french are named "notre dame", not only the Paris one you was refereed. Also cathedral doesn't refer to the architecture but to the presence of a cathedra, so a simple small church can be a cathedral. Last point, all catholic church are cross shaped, at least on the internal layout.
Not all of them, some modern churches aren't cross shaped. Also, not all of the cathedrals in France are Notre-Dame (Our Lady), but many of them are. A quick search gives me, for example "Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse". On the other hand, yes, some cathedrals are very small.
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The entrance of the church is the narthex. Churches are oriented with the altar to the east so the main narthex is in the west. Upon entering, you enter the nave, which is the longest part of the cruciform shape and is meant for the regular people. What you are calling the outer walls are called the north and south aisles. The part where the big tower is, is called "the crossing" and the arms of the cruciform shape are called transepts and have a door in the northern transept, and sometimes also the southern. Past the crossing, you find the choir, or quire, as well as the high altar which is obviously for the clerics. The aisle that goes around and behind that is called the ambulatory.
Did you know that even those 'spikes' you mentioned (pinnacles) have a function too? It's supposed to add more weight above the point where the flying butressess meet, again to direct forces downward
Good video. I remember taking an Art History class and the gothic architecture was some of my favourite I'd seen. BTW, I'm not sure where I should suggest stuff about cogent, you might have said, but I've probably forgotten so I'll just say what's on my mind here. My friends and I have been playing with your system for a while now. We enjoy a lot of it; however, I personally despise the commerce points and tend to use "proper" currency with numbers and all that bull. Since that's just house rules and there's nothing to really screw up anyone who wants to do that over the commerce points it's no big deal. We were wondering in a few cases what we should roll for a sort of "will" defense. In some cases we could justify, oh, this is strength related, or this is definitely intelligence based, however, there was a point where I'd considered that maybe that was best left to a roleplay aspect, but in that case nobody wants to be the guy or gal who screws the whole party over (unless they're feeling a bit vindictive). I was wondering if you had any ideas for that sort of thing or if it's going to be handled a different way (I considered it might be some variation of a perception roll using the appropriate attributes. Alternatively it could be a matter of burning destiny points. Minding that this would mostly come up in niche situations such as torture and mind control shenanigans). Something that my step brother came up with was that points added by disabling characteristics could be more or less depending on severity, sort of like the way Shadowrun deals with that. This again is simple house ruling, but I have found that a simple destiny roll for a disabling trait for a character whom I've worked on for a while can completely ruin the character for me so this is a nice alternative. How would you deal with someone using a weapon like an axe if they've got a sword proficiency. The way I see it, they may not be trained to use that specific weapon, but the basic information isn't all that different so I figured if they've got two points in it then it'd be one point they could use for the axe. Thanks for your hard work, can't wait til 1.2 or whatever the next version will be. (also sorry if anything above has come up in one of your tabletoptime sessions, I just can't watch everything).
I've not played with Shad's system but it sounds cool. From my own attempts at editing DnD (which is now a full-on homebrew) I'd agree with the axe/sword thing. If you watch Lindybeige he talks about that thing too. Since lots of skills from one fighting system/weapon style apply to another. Even if it's just the ability to judge distances. You also thought about how fighting someone who is using a weapon you know how to use might help you? You know what kind of reach it has, what they can/can't do effectively with it. So you know what advantages to avoid and what disadvantages to exploit. Anywho I'll like your comment so Shad might have a say too.
Good examples of buttresses and flying buttresses. The book, "The Pillars of the Earth" is a good book for explaining these building techniques. Though it's a fictional story, the book itself accurately describes Medieval architecture. I highly recommend it. There was a sequel (can't remember the name of the book) that goes further into the architecture.
The main problem with this is that our guide keeps referring to something that he calls "Castle architecture". He could mean two things. 1. Maybe he means "Romanesque architecture". This is the style in which many of the big castles in Europe were either begun, or were rebuilt from a wooden to a stone building. The style has two names, as in England it is called "Norman architecture", but only when referring to Romanesque buildings that were actually built by the Normans from Normandy in Northern France. These include buildings in Sicily which was under Norman rule, as was England from 1066 onwards. Right across the rest of Europe it is called "Romanesque" because later art historians (19th century Art Historians) saw that it retained the round arches that had been employed by the Romans. 2. The second thing that this person could mean is a general comparison between castle architecture and cathedral/church architecture, and he is equating the style "Gothic" with "Church". The facts are these. 1. Romanesque/Norman architecture evolved out of the regional styles left over by the Fall of the Roman Empire, and the loss of organised government, roads, engineers, communication etc. After about 500 AD all these things started to decline as Europe broke up into states. 2. But 500 years later, there was another force, also coming out of Rome, which was a unifying factor across Europe- the power of the Roman Catholic Church, organised through Bishops, and Monasteries. There was a growing need for great big regional churches, right across Europe, and there was also a need for the domestic premises that went with a monastery where many monks lived together. , These huge churches were built in the Romanesque style (called Norman in England). They are in the style that here is being called "Castle Style" Call it "Romanesque" The buildings had round arches on windows, doorways and arcades (a row of arches on columns or piers). The walls were generally thick and the windows were smaller than they were in the Gothic period. Buttresses were simple and rectangular in plan. The roof structure was usually an open wooden roof, but sometimes there was a stone vault. 3. Gradually, through the 1100s, new technologies slowly developed, including the use of the pointed arch, vaults carried on stone ribs, stone tracery which has a supportive function in a large window, and buttresses that are narrower, but project much further. One of the masterly achievements was the flying buttress. These were first used in the Norman cathedral at Durham, but are out of sight under the aisle roof. 4. from the year 1400, architects in Florence, Italy, started taking an interest in the ruins of ancient Rome, and studied them academically, taking measurements and discovering that they were controlled in proportion by simple modules, unlike the "pointed style" or the "older style" which didn't have names yet. Renaissance architecture was an attempt to apply these Classical rules of style and proportion to Modern Architecture (i.e. the buildings of the 1400s). The new style was seen by several invading Kings of France, who carried it back to their château building. Slowly it spread across Europe. 5. But not in England!d! In England there was a last magnificent flowering of the pointed style, with glorious buildings still being created in the 1500s. The Renaissance style did not really arrive until the 1600s, but by 1700, Christopher Wren had build one of the finest Renaissance building in the world (St Paul’s Cathedral) and everyone regarded the pointed style as "old fashioned" and even "barbaric". So it was eventually named after the Goths, who were considered unrefined, and without an understanding of the proper rules of things. While people still loved their great cathedrals and the dear little Gothic and Norman churches of the villages, and grand Gothic churches of the towns, they fell into sad neglect and disrepair. 6. In the 19th century, there was a great revival in the church, in England. And a growing interest in history. Churches and cathedrals were restored up and down the country. This revival also occurred in France and Germany. The reason why so many Gothic Cathedrals survived into the 21st century is that from about 1800 onwards, our ancestors were rescuing them, often from near collapse 7 There was a huge growth of towns in the 1800s, and also a colonisation of other countries by the British. Many more churches were needed. And through the 1800s and early 1900s, they were nearly all designed in the "Gothic" style because this was thought of as the best possible way to design a church. This is why Australia has a marvellous wealth of churches in the Gothic style, not only grand cathedrals, but small stone churches across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. One architect, Edmund Black, built fifty of them.
The height of a building really has nothing to do with buttress, however when the idea of space is involved, on would think of vaulting over post and lintel, which limits how much the walls can span *across*, however the gothic churches used the pointed arch, a style taken from the near east which itself isn't very wide but this gave way to very tall structures from up-scaling and loads of space in between without being limited by *load bearing walls* (it is pretty much a truss system of triangles) which hollowed out space could then be replaced with windows, however this type of arch has a problem, in that it doesn't direct all the forces towards the ground like an circular arch but has some forces known as lateral thrust, this is where the (flying) buttress comes in to redirect this lateral thrust by acting as another semi arch at the end points while the arches can be stacked to support each by cancellation (redirected down). Later into the Baroque period, they went back to rounded or segmented arches however, this time with fewer windows, because these types of arches bear more weight than pointed arches given there are no more lateral thrust and has bigger spans and weight, the walls were required to be thicker.
There's no satisfactory evidence that the pointed arch was anything but an indigenous European development. Both rounded and pointed arches thrust to the sides. Rounded arches actually thrust more to the sides than pointed arches do, and bear less weight because of the weakness of the top of the arch which is eliminated in the pointed arch. But architectural styles that make use of rounded arches and barrel vaults simply increase the wall mass to compensate rather than relying on buttresses.
If you like this kind of architecture you should visit the cathedral of cologne in Germany. It's one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in the world.
Are you by any chance a European history major? Or just an enthusiast? I love your videos, as c. 900 - 1500 CE is also my favorite time period in history.
I think so. Ripon cathedral also has them but they are too low to the floor to be of use by longbowmen. They may have been a visual deterrent, or they may have been for aesthetics. Idk for sure
They look like it. Gothic architecture was developed at a time in Europe when the continent was not exactly safe, you had individual kingdoms and societies that were quite good, trustworthy, and in and of themselves safer than most "1st world" countries nowadays. However the continent as a whole was not ruled by order and peace, you had pockets of it but you also had barbarians and raiders and, and societies that liked to make war on their neighbors. So most early cathedrals were built with military considerations in mind (even though they were not nearly as fortified as castles, at least in general) the arrow slits in old European cathedrals were not put there for looks but rather so allow archers to defend the building and whomever had managed to take refuge inside it, from attack. Because of how late Australia was settled I would assume that the slits you see here were not intended to be used, although I could not say weather they are just exterior decoration or actual proper arrow slits that the architect(s) kept for historical/stylistic accuracy without seeing shots of the slits themselves form the inside. Also I may as well point out that while shad is quite right that these walls as just as STABLE as castle walls, in that you should expect them to last about as long against the effects of: gravity, rain, wind, vibrations from people walking/singing/ringing big church-bells inside them. They are not as STRONG as castle walls in that they would not be able to withstand attacks nearly as well, the attackers do not need to remove or damage nearly as much stone to make the wall unstable or breech it entirely.
Gothic Architecture is so beautiful & so ahead of it's time, the hard work, design & dedication to making them is ingenious. I'd rather see all the gothic churches, castles, towers & monuments in the world than see those bloody eyesores of glass/metal or as it's called "Modern architecture".
Very cool TY. Question though, how do you get into the towers? The vaulted ceiling only goes so high, so there is still a room up thier but i saw no stairs.
Technically, you could never bang you head against a wall without an efficient cause. According to Aristotle, an efficient cause is the agent that affects the change. I.e, the efficient cause of a painting is the painter. Therefore, to bang your head against a wall without an efficient cause would mean that you don't exist, or that you are not banging your head against the wall-- someone else is.
I hope the next time you do a video outdoors you can do something about that wind, though. some times it was really horrible. come one guess. support the patreon so he can buy a mike with a fuzzy cat thingy.
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It's incredible how ingenious the architecture from Gothic buildings is on both an aesthetic and a functional perspective. just beautiful.
I know right!
The iconic arch is thee most structurally efficient way to build with stone making it pinnacle of human achievement. Gothicism deserves significantly more respect than the architectural community gives it.
Harry potter is just as real
And still ends up looking werid on some designs.
Byron Hamilton That's more Savage than when the Clans Pillaged Rome.
There aren't any real castles because they were completely ineffective against the kangaroos. However, Gothic architecture confused and intimidated the roos too much for them to figure out an attack.
Emus were scared off too
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@@jamesgorey5295 I think it's more about how he missed the joke entirely lol
Who are the roos?
I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not.
Seeing this Cathedral makes me wish that architects would stop trying to make those Le Corbusier abominations.
Agreed. Frank Gehry is another architect who makes rubbish. He will literally take a piece of scrunched up paper and try to "draw it" in the form of a building. Absolutely meaningless trite!
Different strokes for different folks 🤷♂️
Le Corbusier's Cathedral (or Chapel... I don't remember) Has it's own beauty, but Gothic is so much better. They are both products of different times and different capabilities (In menpower, machinery, materials, etc). As much as I love Gothic we could never go back to it, life has changed so much. A clear example is the "Neogothic" movement, which turned out to be a short-lived, washed out version of the original.
It's because a lot of modern architects are trying to destroy White/European culture and heritage.
@@goblez5900 What they're doing to Western Civilization, they want to inflict upon all nations and all cultures. This is because they want to set the stage for their Messiah, the Antichrist, who will come in the name of peace and unity and "saving the world".
I had started reading about Gothic architecture about 4 years ago and attempted to sketch the buildings and stuff and even now that I'm studying architecture in university and I've read about a lot more styles this one is still one of my favourites :D I would never understand how someone could find it unappealing
potentially modern ideas of it being dark and scary? From old-schools vampire movies and some grim-dark settings. But having been in them you can really appreciate the colours and light played with in the spaces.
+Ruarscampbell Ideas of dark and scary come from 19th century (romanticism) art, mostly literature and paintings. Medieval gothic scenery, often castles, churches and graveyards, were settings for depressing moods and characters, foggy landscape etc.
It never appealed to me, they look too... gothic (xD) to me.
I think it's a matter.of taste, I really prefer standard and even modern architecture over gothic.
The whole notion of it being"gothic" is due to the Renaissance which exaggerated everything about the classical world and despised this extraordinary architecture. Of course, there is also a theological meaning to these cathedrals. In Catholic theology, heaven and earth are interrelated, especially in the celebration of the liturgy, so that the Gothic Cathedral is an attempt to make heaven even more present due to the height of the cathedral and the pointed arches going upward, the effect of the light through the stain glass windows, not to mention the music of the organ, Medieval man was interested in achieving eternal happiness in union with Jesus, God the Father and the HOly Spirit, plus the angels and the saints, firstly the Virgin Mary to whom most of the Gothic Cathedrals are dedicated. The sculpture and paintings were pedagogical intended to teach the faith to those who went to worship at the Cathedral.
"The whole notion of it being"gothic" is due to the Renaissance which exaggerated everything about the classical world and despised this extraordinary architecture."
The most funny thing being that it didn't have anything to do with the Goths or even their ancestors (Gothic architecture first originated from around today France). I really wonder, why the hell did they decide to suddenly call it "Gothic" in the Renaissance, there were other barbarians available.
I somehow missed this video when it came out and I'm really glad that I came back and found it, this is so well presented and it's just made so much better by your genuine enthusiasm for the subject. The architecture is literally awe inspiring. Walking into a structure like this is always a truly moving experience.
Referring to minute 19:40 "classic gothic-style architecture": If it were in continental Europe, this cathedral would not be listed as "classic gothic" (having been built from 1858 to its consecration in 1897 and finally completed in 1993).
The era of gothic architecture ended almost suddenly 1490-1500, followed by the renaissance and baroque eras, in which gothic style was no longer chosen for new buildings (with very few exceptions). The gothic churches from the era of romanticism in the 19th century are referred to as "neo-gothic", or "gothic revival". It may be different in England, where gothic style never completely went out of fashion.
...and no mention of the brilliant acoustics??? The buildings were practical too! Singing in Gothic cathedrals is so awe-inspiring cause the sounds is caught and carries to the very back.
Also the open-plan really complements the huge amounts of light let in. They really are beautiful.
Dude, Shad, no matter how bad my day seems, your possitive enthusiasm for what you are talking about is infectous and uplifting.
thanks for the great content!
Thank you so much for saying so, it means a lot that my videos could have such an effect and makes it all worthwhile. All the best friend.
I binged a couple of your videos. Your passion just spills through the screen and onto the keyboard. Super interesting. I originally come from a city centred around a gorgeous monastery. Every time I visit the city, I always go there, hoping to take some awesome photos, but the people there never fail to give that unpleasant gaze of disapproval. Last time I've been there, my neck literally hurt from all the staring up. Fascinating how all the beauty has its roots in practicality. That's the leading idea behind modern architecture, simple and practical. But I can't help but doubt that in a century people will be in awe of our designs. I think they'll disregard them and keep appreciating the Gothic style.
cause Beauty is not incorporated contained in them.
that is probably one of the best neogothic churches ive seen, its really anatomically correct in the sense that it doesn't just mimic the aesthetics but actually replicates the structural elements
Gothic architecture (particularly French Gothic) is just incredible. The artistry, the engineering, the sheer scale... achieving all of that with the technoloy and knowledge of the times... mind-blowing.
I've been enamored with Gothic cathedrals for a good year or so now, so I'm excited to see one of my new favorite RUclipsrs make a video on why it's awesome :D
My school used to be a cathedral. Every day feels like I’m walking into a Wizard Academy.
Very good video, but I am not completely convinced by your explanation of the stone colors. Yes it looks good, but the primary reason is that different stones have different properties. The black stone is probably a schist or a granite, a very hard stone, probably local/cheap, but impossible to carve: schiste is anisotropic and granite is non homogeneous at a milimetric scale. Therefore they used limestone for windows and interior decoration because that is perfect for art.
In Brittany we have a lot of old churches made completely in granite, and statues are very rough, almost like modern art. On the other hand, near the Loire/Seine rivers, cathedrals are made completely out of limestone, and you can't say they don't look badass ;)
That's almost right, the dark stone is bluestone, also known as basalt and it is very hard. There is a lot of it around Melbourne and it was also used to pave the streets. The lighter stone is sandstone and while it was easily carved, the quarries were 200 km from Melbourne, so getting it delivered was quite expensive.
Who are you that is so wise in the ways of stones? 🪄 🪨🙃
I don't know whether anyone pointed it out yet. I'll tell you anyway since I don't feel like checking. There is a word we use in the Catholic Church for churches (or anything for that matter) in the shape of a cross (other than crosses of course). We say "cruciform."
Thank you so much for this video. I love church architecture, and I don't know much about it, so this was exciting to watch.
it's interesting, that you use the contrast 'gothic vs. castle architecture' instead of 'gothic vs. romanesque architecture'. unfortunately this means you missed (or at least didn't mention) one of the 'core features' of gothic architecture: the arches aren't semi-circular anymore, but pointed.
Yeah and the castles were thicker for one main reason: security. Imagine one giant rock being thrown against one buttress of this cathedral, itd just blow down the entire wall section basically
I am amazed, that there are Gothic cathedrals in Australia, as in Europe Gothic cathedrals were usually built (or at least designed and started to build) between the 12th and 16th century, while Australia wasn't really colonized until the 18th to 19th (?) century.
I guess the Australian cathedrals were built in the wave of Gothic revival in the 19th century?
This one was at least. It was commissioned in 1858, but due to a myriad of delays, wasn't completed until 1939.
Technically, art historians would call it Neo-Gothic.
Neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival.
Technically, this would still be Gothic, as far as the evidence presented. Styles are not limited to their date, but rather are distinct forms of construction. Once a style is manifested regardless of construction method, then it becomes Neo-Gothic. Gothicism exists as response to the most efficient ways to build specifically with stone. Once I start using faux-stone, or steel, or brick, or wood, then the use of Gothic elements are purely aesthetical. Some styles are purely aesthetical, and that's okay, even Gothicism makes moves for aesthetical not always practical reaasons, but as long as the building is solid stone, then it can deserve the title of authentic Gothic. This building just happens to be one of that last ever built, assuming it really is authentic construction.
Getting into the knitty gritty of classifying architectural styles is tricky, but I agree TheJared, anything that has some kind of gothic-style pointed arches can be described of as 'Gothic', no matter what the construction date, without getting into sub-descriptors like High Gothic/Late Gothic, Gothic Revival/Neo-Gothic, English Gothic, French Gothic, etc. etc.. Even some college campus buildings and residential buildings that may not be entirely constructed of stone or have flying buttresses, so long as they have a few distinctively gothic features, the term 'gothic' could be applied.
Recently I watched a few of Shad's videos on architecture again and I have to say, they are all incredibly good!
It really adds so much to this channel, especially this rare one, where Shad actually went to a cathedral to talk about it.
Here in Australia we don’t have any castles (cut section of the video showing Shad sobbing loudly for ten minutes)
There I am at 18:25! Didn't know it at the time that I would be part of a legends RUclips channel. Love your work Shad, keep it up!
What I see in this video, is myself when I look at gothic architecture. It's also not an everyday sight to see a person with camera being so respectful to places like this and adopting the customary low voice. Especially on youtube. I really enjoyed this overview of gothic style.
Playing games like Resident Evil 4, Castlevania,and Bloodborne made me fall in love with this aesthetic. I’m going to visit these breathtaking structures some day 😍
Shad this video was incredible, thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. Also, as a Catholic, I appreciate your respect and reverence while filming the interior. Religious structures of any kind command respect.
Also, what an extraordinary building. Thank you again for sharing.
This is a wonderfully informative video; I love this channel!
I absolutely love Gothic architecture, and neoclassical style architecture as well.
Wonderful to see someone so passionately enthusiastic about something like this most people never spend a thought on. :)
I've always thought gothic architecture just looks awesome, and I'm trying what I can to make gothic inspired medieval architecture of my own.
I would love to see your drawings.
Go back and check out the Visigothic and Ostrogothic architecture and then the Romanesque style as well, understanding what gothic grew out of can help you isolate certain elements and combine them in novel ways while still remaining firmly within the gothic tradition.
In the part when you entered the cathedral, the video just turned into an ASMR, and I slept 😂😂😂
"Nerd explanations ASMR" a new niche. (Of course I'm here because I'm a nerd myself, very good Video indeed)
I wish I'd seen this sooner; I could've told you to visit the Cathedral of St John the Divine on 110th street--it's the largest Anglican cathedral in the world, built in the High Gothic style. The ceiling is 127 ft high and the nave(the bottom leg of the cross) is 230 ft long. The internal columns and buttresses are astonishing...
I like that gothic architecture is one of those styles that is really easy to identify, especially for me.
Most architectural (and other) styles, often are describes to the tune of "things of the sort that were made by people who made stuff of this style," or "things typically made in this era in this place."
Gothic architecture was an amazing revolution and evolution in design. A few things to point out is that if one was to look at an air view, of say France during the Gothic period, each area had a cathedral to boast prosperity and condense worship. So smaller churches moved the population to the cathedral and since it was a huge financial undertaking it was a centralized building geographical in a community as well as financially boasting the patron's economic might. This economic boasting can be seen across France as the cathedrals became larger and more opulent as each one was built as an attempt to out shine the community "next door".
Another fact you covered but should be point out is the openness and the immense amount of light never before seen inside. This much have a truly awe inspiring sight to people who had never seen such height and light in a building. Not only was the cross layout purposely designed. This large amount of light and the height put the congregation closer to God.
The smaller windows inside the arches were needed since larger pieces of glass were hard to make and very expensive. Larger stained glass were reserved to the alcoves again due to cost and stained glass is made up of smaller components anyway.
Thank you for the excellent video. Your passion is evident and enjoyable, Cheers.
This is fantastic. I loved this video and would like to see more breakdowns like this.
The synergy of form and function in the arched windows (what you’d typically assume as a structural weakness) actually reinforcing the structure of the cathedral as a whole, is what I find to be so appealing in gothic architecture. Truly a brilliant achievement in human engineering.
Awesome presentation Shad, you probably know of these already but you should really look up Durham Cathedral and the York Minster absolutely bloody gorgeous they are. If you ever find yourself in the North of England you should really pay them a visit they are amazing.
I learn a lot more from youtube than I ever did in a classroom, things are just way better explained on youtube... AND, it is way better to comprehend when you can actually see what is being taught to you. Thank you!
I mean, Steven Pinker wrote the praise for Peter Gray's book against compulsory schooling. Can't argue with that.
I live in germany, so there are 4 cathedrals in a range of 2 hours drive, 2 are hybrid-styles from the transition between romanic and gothic styles(Mainz and Limburg), 2 are gothic cathedrals (Cologne and Strasbourg). They all are breathtakingly beautiful.
I know that it is a bit late but anyway: Gothic times were from 12th to early 16th century. This one is from 19th century, but it uses the gothic architecture, so it is Gothic revival architecture. And from Shad's explenation it looks like there is a gothic architecture and a castle architecture... But there are gothic castles... a lot of them. Gothic architecture is typical for its catedrals, etc... but it also includes castles, even though they don't share the same elements of architecture it still is a gothic architecture. I hope I got it right, mabe i didn't :) Anyway, cool video. It is awesome to see people like you, who care about history and things that our ancestors left us. I feel like the society is starting to forget the important things... :)
We really need an architectural revolution. Modern architecture is so soulless and boring. It's just cold steel and sterile glass with silly swoops and curves. It looks like melting styrofoam.
MrEpeeFencer yeah, curves are misplaced and the conforming boxiness is aesthetically unpleasant.
Lol XD
Most modern architectural styles are boring sterile crap !
More like an architectural renaissance
If interested check out Mark Lawrences fantasy novels.
They are set in our world in the future and it hints that there was a third world war which set humanity back.
Our generation is referred to as the builders and they still find buildings and what not from our time and how ugly and bland they are.
And people ask themselves "how the pyramids were built" LOL.
Wow, many thanks for the detailed explanation. The next time I drop by the cathedral, I will take a closer look. Thanks again for your research and sharing.
I’m doing some architecture studies and this video was so helpful!! Thanks Shad !
Thank you so much for this very descriptive and visually oriented video. This is really going to help me when I start building my 3D environment with Gothic Architecture in it.
Shad being at the location to explain things... It is absolutely beautiful
I've been playing dark souls (original) while watching this and am approaching Anor Londo to fight Ornstein and Smaugh. I've noticed something this time. Anor Londo appears to be a beautiful rendering of a gothic cathedral.
Oh I love being a Catholic, and one in Melbourne especially, I come too this cathedral every month.
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Even if you're not religious, it's a great place to visit. They're even good for studying in.
@@DinnerForkTongue oh yeah
Great video! I really enjoy your castle and medieval architecture videos. I'm a carpenter and builder I love seeing different architecture seeing how things were built and trying to figure out logistically how I would go about building or directing a project like this. What would be the process? I would love to be able to see the foundation and footers used on this building. How deep are they and how massive the stones for the footers must be.
Man this Cathedral is absolutely magnificently beautiful inside and out
I have to agree this is a beautiful piece of art. Great video, and your passion is contagious!
All the uncovered butresses and arches in gothic architecture make the building appear sort of skeletal.
It causes an impression that is very difficult to describe.
My church was built around the same time in Alabama (1860) but has more castle-like features, like crenelations. It also has a copper roof that is flatter and weighs less, so flying buttresses are not needed, but its got plenty of angled buttresses.
I watched a program on tv not too long ago talking about arches and it is really, really interesting how they hold themselves up (if I remember right, knock out the top of the arch it all falls down)...anyways, you have just added to that knowledge of directing forces and such, so thank you. The gothic style architecture is probably my favourite, and luckily we do have some good examples in Aus (mostly churches, in fact, I should check out Adelaide one day, I hear it's the city of churches...so they probably have quite a few examples).
All cathedrall in french are named "notre dame", not only the Paris one you was refereed. Also cathedral doesn't refer to the architecture but to the presence of a cathedra, so a simple small church can be a cathedral. Last point, all catholic church are cross shaped, at least on the internal layout.
Not all of them, some modern churches aren't cross shaped. Also, not all of the cathedrals in France are Notre-Dame (Our Lady), but many of them are. A quick search gives me, for example "Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse".
On the other hand, yes, some cathedrals are very small.
You should really come to France and Germany once
PlastiqueOrgane oh yes, and Czech republic, specifically Prague.
I don't know if going to Germany is a good idea right now. I really don't want to be murdered and/or molested by the unvetted migrants.
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The homicide rate in the US is around 607% higher than in Germany.
Even with all the migrants here its still one of the safest countries in the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
@@yamiyomizuki Dumb answer: it's already a crime to cross another country's borders without authorization.
I don't know if he could handle the Cologne Cathedral. It makes the St. Paul's Cathedral look like a garden shed. :)
I would love to have this man as a history teacher.
always wanted to know what the sub structure looks like. Foundations, catacombs, secret tunnels. etc.
The entrance of the church is the narthex. Churches are oriented with the altar to the east so the main narthex is in the west. Upon entering, you enter the nave, which is the longest part of the cruciform shape and is meant for the regular people. What you are calling the outer walls are called the north and south aisles. The part where the big tower is, is called "the crossing" and the arms of the cruciform shape are called transepts and have a door in the northern transept, and sometimes also the southern. Past the crossing, you find the choir, or quire, as well as the high altar which is obviously for the clerics. The aisle that goes around and behind that is called the ambulatory.
Interestingly enough, Westminster Abbey breaks from this standard and has the choir before the crossing.
I kinda wanna visit Australia now, that was truly amazing. I already wanted to visit New Zealand, but this sealed the deal for the both of them.
It really is cool to see how the load is distributed on those buttresses.
@Shadiversity: That's a beautiful building. Thanks for showing it to us.
Wow. I've learned so much in this video! : )
Nice job breaking it down into pieces.
11:47 The biggest tower is shaking fiercely. Is there a shock absorber or something in it?
I think Gothic is the most beautiful style ever. Even better than Classic Roman and Neoclassic, usually so praised
Hello fellow viewers. nice seeing you again on my journey to rewatch all of Shad's videos while leaving a like and comment on them.
Did you know that even those 'spikes' you mentioned (pinnacles) have a function too? It's supposed to add more weight above the point where the flying butressess meet, again to direct forces downward
What I remember from that video: Architectcha
Thanks for this. I'm currently studying gothic archetecture and I've learned quite a bit from this video.
Take a shot every time Shad says Buttress.
Ok XD
Huh huh, buttress.
gorgeous building. thank you for the tour.
gothic architecture is very inhospitable and these places are very pleasant to visit
Great explanation! I’ve always loved Gothic architecture.
probably the coolest video i've seen from you, architecture is the best
Can’t deny that. the 8th doctors Tardis was kick ass.
Good video. I remember taking an Art History class and the gothic architecture was some of my favourite I'd seen.
BTW, I'm not sure where I should suggest stuff about cogent, you might have said, but I've probably forgotten so I'll just say what's on my mind here. My friends and I have been playing with your system for a while now. We enjoy a lot of it; however, I personally despise the commerce points and tend to use "proper" currency with numbers and all that bull. Since that's just house rules and there's nothing to really screw up anyone who wants to do that over the commerce points it's no big deal. We were wondering in a few cases what we should roll for a sort of "will" defense. In some cases we could justify, oh, this is strength related, or this is definitely intelligence based, however, there was a point where I'd considered that maybe that was best left to a roleplay aspect, but in that case nobody wants to be the guy or gal who screws the whole party over (unless they're feeling a bit vindictive). I was wondering if you had any ideas for that sort of thing or if it's going to be handled a different way (I considered it might be some variation of a perception roll using the appropriate attributes. Alternatively it could be a matter of burning destiny points. Minding that this would mostly come up in niche situations such as torture and mind control shenanigans).
Something that my step brother came up with was that points added by disabling characteristics could be more or less depending on severity, sort of like the way Shadowrun deals with that. This again is simple house ruling, but I have found that a simple destiny roll for a disabling trait for a character whom I've worked on for a while can completely ruin the character for me so this is a nice alternative.
How would you deal with someone using a weapon like an axe if they've got a sword proficiency. The way I see it, they may not be trained to use that specific weapon, but the basic information isn't all that different so I figured if they've got two points in it then it'd be one point they could use for the axe.
Thanks for your hard work, can't wait til 1.2 or whatever the next version will be. (also sorry if anything above has come up in one of your tabletoptime sessions, I just can't watch everything).
I've not played with Shad's system but it sounds cool. From my own attempts at editing DnD (which is now a full-on homebrew) I'd agree with the axe/sword thing. If you watch Lindybeige he talks about that thing too. Since lots of skills from one fighting system/weapon style apply to another. Even if it's just the ability to judge distances. You also thought about how fighting someone who is using a weapon you know how to use might help you? You know what kind of reach it has, what they can/can't do effectively with it. So you know what advantages to avoid and what disadvantages to exploit. Anywho I'll like your comment so Shad might have a say too.
Love these vids on actual architecture and real stuff instead of games and movies
Good examples of buttresses and flying buttresses. The book, "The Pillars of the Earth" is a good book for explaining these building techniques. Though it's a fictional story, the book itself accurately describes Medieval architecture. I highly recommend it. There was a sequel (can't remember the name of the book) that goes further into the architecture.
The main problem with this is that our guide keeps referring to something that he calls "Castle architecture".
He could mean two things.
1. Maybe he means "Romanesque architecture". This is the style in which many of the big castles in Europe were either begun, or were rebuilt from a wooden to a stone building.
The style has two names, as in England it is called "Norman architecture", but only when referring to Romanesque buildings that were actually built by the Normans from Normandy in Northern France. These include buildings in Sicily which was under Norman rule, as was England from 1066 onwards. Right across the rest of Europe it is called "Romanesque" because later art historians (19th century Art Historians) saw that it retained the round arches that had been employed by the Romans.
2. The second thing that this person could mean is a general comparison between castle architecture and cathedral/church architecture, and he is equating the style "Gothic" with "Church".
The facts are these.
1. Romanesque/Norman architecture evolved out of the regional styles left over by the Fall of the Roman Empire, and the loss of organised government, roads, engineers, communication etc. After about 500 AD all these things started to decline as Europe broke up into states.
2. But 500 years later, there was another force, also coming out of Rome, which was a unifying factor across Europe- the power of the Roman Catholic Church, organised through Bishops, and Monasteries. There was a growing need for great big regional churches, right across Europe, and there was also a need for the domestic premises that went with a monastery where many monks lived together. , These huge churches were built in the Romanesque style (called Norman in England). They are in the style that here is being called "Castle Style" Call it "Romanesque"
The buildings had round arches on windows, doorways and arcades (a row of arches on columns or piers). The walls were generally thick and the windows were smaller than they were in the Gothic period. Buttresses were simple and rectangular in plan. The roof structure was usually an open wooden roof, but sometimes there was a stone vault.
3. Gradually, through the 1100s, new technologies slowly developed, including the use of the pointed arch, vaults carried on stone ribs, stone tracery which has a supportive function in a large window, and buttresses that are narrower, but project much further. One of the masterly achievements was the flying buttress. These were first used in the Norman cathedral at Durham, but are out of sight under the aisle roof.
4. from the year 1400, architects in Florence, Italy, started taking an interest in the ruins of ancient Rome, and studied them academically, taking measurements and discovering that they were controlled in proportion by simple modules, unlike the "pointed style" or the "older style" which didn't have names yet. Renaissance architecture was an attempt to apply these Classical rules of style and proportion to Modern Architecture (i.e. the buildings of the 1400s). The new style was seen by several invading Kings of France, who carried it back to their château building. Slowly it spread across Europe.
5. But not in England!d! In England there was a last magnificent flowering of the pointed style, with glorious buildings still being created in the 1500s. The Renaissance style did not really arrive until the 1600s, but by 1700, Christopher Wren had build one of the finest Renaissance building in the world (St Paul’s Cathedral) and everyone regarded the pointed style as "old fashioned" and even "barbaric". So it was eventually named after the Goths, who were considered unrefined, and without an understanding of the proper rules of things. While people still loved their great cathedrals and the dear little Gothic and Norman churches of the villages, and grand Gothic churches of the towns, they fell into sad neglect and disrepair.
6. In the 19th century, there was a great revival in the church, in England. And a growing interest in history. Churches and cathedrals were restored up and down the country. This revival also occurred in France and Germany. The reason why so many Gothic Cathedrals survived into the 21st century is that from about 1800 onwards, our ancestors were rescuing them, often from near collapse
7 There was a huge growth of towns in the 1800s, and also a colonisation of other countries by the British. Many more churches were needed. And through the 1800s and early 1900s, they were nearly all designed in the "Gothic" style because this was thought of as the best possible way to design a church. This is why Australia has a marvellous wealth of churches in the Gothic style, not only grand cathedrals, but small stone churches across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. One architect, Edmund Black, built fifty of them.
The lantern next to the entrance is LED. 4:10
Thank you. This was really well done and helpful to understand the subject manner.
The height of a building really has nothing to do with buttress, however when the idea of space is involved, on would think of vaulting over post and lintel, which limits how much the walls can span *across*, however the gothic churches used the pointed arch, a style taken from the near east which itself isn't very wide but this gave way to very tall structures from up-scaling and loads of space in between without being limited by *load bearing walls* (it is pretty much a truss system of triangles) which hollowed out space could then be replaced with windows, however this type of arch has a problem, in that it doesn't direct all the forces towards the ground like an circular arch but has some forces known as lateral thrust, this is where the (flying) buttress comes in to redirect this lateral thrust by acting as another semi arch at the end points while the arches can be stacked to support each by cancellation (redirected down).
Later into the Baroque period, they went back to rounded or segmented arches however, this time with fewer windows, because these types of arches bear more weight than pointed arches given there are no more lateral thrust and has bigger spans and weight, the walls were required to be thicker.
There's no satisfactory evidence that the pointed arch was anything but an indigenous European development.
Both rounded and pointed arches thrust to the sides. Rounded arches actually thrust more to the sides than pointed arches do, and bear less weight because of the weakness of the top of the arch which is eliminated in the pointed arch. But architectural styles that make use of rounded arches and barrel vaults simply increase the wall mass to compensate rather than relying on buttresses.
Yes, I learned a thing or two in classic gothic style architecture!
If you like this kind of architecture you should visit the cathedral of cologne in Germany. It's one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in the world.
i loved the video, and learned a lot! Thanks Shad!
Hey Shad, if you like this style check out the hungarian parliment. It will blow your mind. :3
One of my favourite buildings and one of the best in the world 😍
You made such a great explanation, even I could understand easily!
Shad if you want to see some really gorgeous neo Gothic architecture, I was also suggest visiting the University of Sydney.
You should come visit the Cologne Cathedral. :)
Are you by any chance a European history major? Or just an enthusiast? I love your videos, as c. 900 - 1500 CE is also my favorite time period in history.
8:40 - are those arrow slits?
I think so. Ripon cathedral also has them but they are too low to the floor to be of use by longbowmen. They may have been a visual deterrent, or they may have been for aesthetics. Idk for sure
They look like it. Gothic architecture was developed at a time in Europe when the continent was not exactly safe, you had individual kingdoms and societies that were quite good, trustworthy, and in and of themselves safer than most "1st world" countries nowadays. However the continent as a whole was not ruled by order and peace, you had pockets of it but you also had barbarians and raiders and, and societies that liked to make war on their neighbors. So most early cathedrals were built with military considerations in mind (even though they were not nearly as fortified as castles, at least in general) the arrow slits in old European cathedrals were not put there for looks but rather so allow archers to defend the building and whomever had managed to take refuge inside it, from attack.
Because of how late Australia was settled I would assume that the slits you see here were not intended to be used, although I could not say weather they are just exterior decoration or actual proper arrow slits that the architect(s) kept for historical/stylistic accuracy without seeing shots of the slits themselves form the inside.
Also I may as well point out that while shad is quite right that these walls as just as STABLE as castle walls, in that you should expect them to last about as long against the effects of: gravity, rain, wind, vibrations from people walking/singing/ringing big church-bells inside them. They are not as STRONG as castle walls in that they would not be able to withstand attacks nearly as well, the attackers do not need to remove or damage nearly as much stone to make the wall unstable or breech it entirely.
I love your vids man, keep up the good work
Gothic Architecture is so beautiful & so ahead of it's time, the hard work, design & dedication to making them is ingenious. I'd rather see all the gothic churches, castles, towers & monuments in the world than see those bloody eyesores of glass/metal or as it's called "Modern architecture".
Very cool TY. Question though, how do you get into the towers? The vaulted ceiling only goes so high, so there is still a room up thier but i saw no stairs.
Man, I was THERE, all the way from USA, like a month before Shad's video!
Stumbled upon this church by accident in my hollidays. Funny seeing it here!
Dude, your videos are incredible. Please get a Twitter, so people can give you shoutouts to bigger Tubers
Very informative. Thank you. Just a shame that the wind spoiled the sound
I think it's called a "rose window"
There is a smaller but similar style church in my area. I wonder if it has a similar design.
Technically, you could never bang you head against a wall without an efficient cause. According to Aristotle, an efficient cause is the agent that affects the change. I.e, the efficient cause of a painting is the painter. Therefore, to bang your head against a wall without an efficient cause would mean that you don't exist, or that you are not banging your head against the wall-- someone else is.
I hope the next time you do a video outdoors you can do something about that wind, though. some times it was really horrible. come one guess. support the patreon so he can buy a mike with a fuzzy cat thingy.
a long segment whispering, then suddenly
SO THERE YOU GO
great vid man, very informational