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How can you tell if a cathedral is Roman, Gothic or Baroque?
Hello, Do you know a simple way of telling if a church/cathedral has a Roman, Gothic or Baroque architecture just by looking at it? And once you know, can you tell when it was built? Thanks for your help, Michael.
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- The shape of the arches give it away...
- The main things are the shapes & decorations of the arches & columns. Please search for some pictures or drawings - they will show you better what words & names alone cannot. ;-)
- A Roman style church has a round-topped arch. Gothic architecture has a pointed arch and an uplifting look. Baroque architecture is an extremely ornate Roman style.
- Try these articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_architecture
- well tell you the truth you can't! i know its weird but i usually get a tour guide to help me ;) i know it dosent help sorry
