ANDIE WASHINGTON

MEDIEVAL EUROPE

• Post-Classical Era
• Mid 12th century to the 16th century
• Most of the architecture was gothic style
• Buckingham Palace
• Big Ben

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

• London, England, UK
• Built in 1761
• Built for Duke of Buckingham
• Still exists

BIG BEN

• Westminster, London
• Built in 1834
• the city burned, parliement thought they should have a tower and clock
• Still exists

LONDON BRIDGE

• Lake Havasu City, London
• Built in 1824
• Built to facilitate traffic
• Still exists

FRANCE

• Connecting hemispheres
• The Eiffel Tower
• Notre Dame Cathedral
• The Palace of Versailles

EIFFEL TOWER

• Paris, France
• Built in 1889 for a international convention
• After the convention thr french wanted the tower torn down.
• It was built to show craftsmanship
• Still exists

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL

• Paris, France
• Still exists
• Was built for religious purposes
• Built in 1163

ARC DE TRIOMPHE

• Paris, France
• Still exists
• Built in 1806
• Was built to represent glory of France

PALACE OF VERSAILLES

• Versailles, France
• Built for Louis XIV
• Built in 1682
• Still exists

CLOSING

• The structures were used for different things.
• France- religious, craftsmanship, for the king
• Europe- for the duke, traffic, to have a clock tower
• The structures were built differently

PURPOSE

• The purpose of monumental architecture depends on the builder
• The architecture fulfilled its purpose
• Most buildings are built for specific reasons
• Architecture is built to last, all of the buildings are still standing