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- How often were massive medieval cathedrals maintained?
Medieval cathedrals were some of the tallest structures around How often were they cleaned, painted and maintained, especially the taller sections of the exterior?
- Cathedrals built in the 1500s? | History Forum - historum. com
Cathedrals were mostly city building , paid for by the city the great expansion of the 12th 13th and 14th centuries had slowed down a lot the low countries , the Rhine corridor and Italy were still pretty rich but the rest of Europe was in a bit of a rut Click to expand
- why have churches entrance from the west | History Forum
Hello Why have churches entrance from the west and the altar on the east?
- Church Builders: How the medieval churches were constructed
Hi everyone I recently published my new 3D animated short documentary about medieval church architecture of Northern Europe, with some examples from Denmark It's essentially about "How to build a church" Many of our early churches were made of wood, later they were made of red bricks
- Stone vs Brick - Castles and Cathedrals - History Forum
Am I correct in saying most European Castles and Cathederals are made of stone - most likely limestone? Brick seems to have been a perfectly viable alternative As shown by the brick gothic style found most typically in northern Germany and the Baltic Brick Gothic - Wikipedia Brick seems
- How did gothic architecture increase the power of the Catholic church . . .
The construction of Gothic cathedrals in particular also helped the church keep the productive assets of society organized around its interests The cooperation of so many trades and skilled workers (all guild members) kept the builders of the church at the top of the social ladder
- Charleston, SC Innkeeper Couple Hanged for Highway Robbery in 1820
There were rest stops on the road into Charleston, SC every mile called the 4 mile house, 5 mile house, etc , so many miles from the center of town These were mostly not for long distance travelers, but for farmers who would bring there crops into Charleston to sell These might be yeoman
- Battles That Changed the Balance of Power — Permanently
Replacing all the nobility in the country with foreign ones, building castles and cathedrals throughout the British Isles, causing thousands of Saxon nobility and warriors to emigrate to Byzantium That's a serious affect on everyone I doubt most people knew or noticed the Glorious Revolution Click to expand
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