Medieval Style and Art in France


Top Ten French Gothic Cathedrals
The Gothic style originated in France; the Ile de France and Picardy are dotted with fine cathedrals.These ten cathedrals represent the heights of the Gothic style. But warning; if you get addicted, you’re going to want to search out the others too – Sens and Senlis, Soissons, Noyon, Mantes… you might [...]

franklin azzi architecture: passive house, normandy france


franklin azzi architecture designed ‘passive house’, through renovating a former
hunting house in normandy, france. the extension consists of wood, canvas covers
a camouflage of the cuban army. above is a wooden terrace overlooking the valley.
slabs of the house to the left and right include a heated floor and external industrial
sockets. in front of the house is [...]

FRANCE, ARCHITECTURE.

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French architecture of the early modern period is characterized by three main tendencies: the survival of Gothic technology and form, the influence of Italian and ancient models of classicism, and the effort to form a strong French architectural language. Political and social overtones varied in the Renaissance, with ancient and Italian classical influences gradually merging [...]