Medieval Research

Medieval Architecture Research

Medieval buildings were usually simple in design and involved simple shapes such as rectangles and triangles. They also used limited materials usually sticking to wood, tile and stone. This resulted in most buildings have a darker shade of colours then more modern buildings. These included brown, beige, grey and black. There are different styles that were used such as Romanesque, Gothic. The Romanesque style was heavily inspired by Roman architecture e.g. Roman arches, buttresses and precisely cut stone. The Gothic style involved gothic arches, wider windows made of stained glass and towers (usually including gargoyles). The Romanesque style was used during the years following the fall of the Roman Empire 1066-1200, but then the Gothic style became more prominent from 1200-1500.