gothic in spain
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Gothic was the style that developed after Romanesque and before Renaissance. In Spain it was developed during four centuries.TRANSCRIPT
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•Spanish Gothic architecture (Late Medieval period).
•The Gothic style: it started in Spain as a result of Central European influence in the twelfth century (alternating with Romanesque).
•The High Gothic arrives through the pilgimage route, the Way of Saint James (13th century).
•The most important Gothic styles in Spain after the 13th century are:
•the Levantino, characterized by
•its structural achievements and
•the unification of space.
•the Isabelline Gothic, made under the Catholic Monarchs.
•The Gothic style was sometimes adopted by the Mudéjar architects, who created an mixed style, employing European techniques and Spanish-Arab decorations.
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Gothic architects
used new techniques tha
t made possible the
construction of larger, higher a
nd brighter buildings than Romanesque cathedrals.
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High Gothic 13th
century
Early Gothic 12th
century
Mudéjar Gothic 13th-15th century
Levantino Gothic
14th century
Late Gothic 15th
century
Isabelline Gothic
15th century
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La Seo Cathedral at nightRomanesque apse with mudéjar and gothic additions
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