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Module 6 Discussion
Will Owen
Saint Sernin
Official Website:
http://www.basilique-saintsernin.fr/
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Saint Sernin
Location: Toulouse, France.
Date of Construction: 1180.
Type: Roman Catholic.
Saint Sernin
The church was built on a previous basilica
from the 4th century which had the body of
Saint Saturnin or otherwise known as Sernin
buried within. This is where the name
Church of Saint Sernin comes from
In addition,
The church was also restored again at a later
date in 1860.
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Saint Sernin
Vaults
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Thick Stone
Walls
Rounded Arches
Saint Sernin is a Romanesque
style church.
We see this in the Thick solid
stone walls around the entirety
of the church in addition to the
stone vaulted interior and
rounded arches within the
church and on the exterior of
the church
http://www.medart.pitt.edu/image/france/Toulouse/SSernin/Interior/Toul-SSernin-int-006-b.jpg
Cathedral of Reims
Official Website:
http://www.reims-cathedral.culture.fr/
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Cathedral of Reims
Location: Reims, France.
Date of Construction: 1211 – 1275.
Type: Roman Catholic.
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Cathedral of Reims
The Reims cathedral has been rebuilt over many
different churches throughout history some
dating back as early as 400 AD. Its most recent
iteration is due to a devastating fire that
destroyed a previous church in 1211 causing it to
be rebuilt and finished in 1275.
This pictures shows the many different
restorations this church went through. It seems
like theirs a piece of every church iteration
embedded within the structure.
http://www.reims-cathedral.culture.fr/restoration-13-19.html
Cathedral of Reims
Stained Glass
Ribbed Vaults
The Cathedral of Reims is
a Gothic Style Cathedral
We see this with the
ribbed vaulted interior
with stained glass and
exterior which contains
flying buttresses and
pointy arches
http://www.reims-cathedral.culture.fr/histoirearchitecure/architecture/construction/grandesimages/grand_chevet.jpg
Flying Buttresses
Pointed Arches
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Comparison – Similarities
• Both Churches are of the same type(Roman Catholic).
• Both were constructed within France.
• Both utilized a vaulted ceiling in addition to many arches.
Comparison – Differences
• Gothic(Reims) vs. Romanesque (St.Sernin)
• Many Restorations/Reconstructions (Reims) vs. Few or One
Restoration(St.Sernin)
• The Cathedral of Reims was built almost a 100 years later than St.
Sernin
• St. Sernin was built in the shape of a Crucifix