Structures/Domes and Towers.

Structures/Domes and Towers.

This final essay is a summary of Modules 8 through 14. This assignment will synthesize information that you have previously studied. You are to write a four-page essay (not including pictures or bibliography).

Topic: Structures/Domes and Towers. Formulate a thesis concerning how Islamic and Christian societies in the medieval and early modern periods have dealt with the technology and design of creating tall buildings. Examine such elements as domes and towers. How have structural solutions changed over time? How were these strategies reflected in the buildings’ designs?

Structures/Domes and Towers.

Your essay should have a clear thesis stated in the first paragraph that is comprehensive—applies to change over time and is applicable to Modules 8 through 14.

Be sure to identify specific buildings to support your thesis—at least two buildings from each of the seven modules discussed, which equal at least 14 specific buildings.

Module 8: Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
– S. Apollinare Nuovo
– Hagia Sophia

Module 9: Medieval Europe: Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture
– The Pilgrimage Church of Sainte-Foy at Conques
– Speyer Cathedral

Module 10: Gothic Architecture
– Notre Dame de Paris
– St. Mark’s Cathedral

Module 11: Islamic Architecture
– Mosque of Damascus
– Tunisia: Kairouan Mosque

Module 12: The European Renaissance, Part 1
– Alberti’s Churches
– St. Peter’s Basilica

Structures/Domes and Towers.

Module 13: The European Renaissance, Part 2
– San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
– Il Redentore, Venice

Module 14: European Baroque in the 17th and 18th Centuries
– Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– St. Paul’s Cathedral

Use at least 8 images (the images do not count towards your text page count).

Please use all examples of structures sited with each module.

Structures/Domes and Towers.

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