Sainte Chapelle. Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on 26 April 1248,[2] the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Its erection was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns …
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HIGH GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE – Amiens Cathedral – Begun in 1220 – Both height and large expanses of window were achieved amid High Gothic style. Breathtaking height becomes the dominant aim – both technically and aesthetically. Expanded window area – now includes the triforium- entire wall above nave arcade becomes clerestory. …
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Malbork Castle (formerly Mareinburg), Poland, begun before 1280. Photograph by Andrzej Plichta. Post Crisis Banking Architecture – The (Virtual) Office The submit disaster banking architecture will change. The crisis has discovered a few weaknesses of the banking machine with a purpose to have to be solved. Although the location of …
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