ALAINA MCQUEEN

Medieval Europe
Started around 500 AD
Ended around 1500 AD
Monumental architecture is a glance as to how the artists wanted the city to look

EXAMPLES?

• Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
• Tower of London in London, England
• Westminster Abbey in Westminster, London

Do they exist?
Many of the monumental architectures in this time period exist due to the fact that they were made of stone.
Many of the buildings were Roman Catholic Churches

Most Important Monument
The most important monument to me is the Cologne Cathedral. The gothic architecture makes it stand out against other buildings. It was once the largest church in the 1800s due to the long construction. There were many different times of construction from 1248 to 1880.

The Ming Dynasty
Started 1368 - Ended 1644
The monumental architecture depicts power. The greater and the brighter the architecture, the more over someone had.

EXAMPLES?

• The Great Wall, east to west China
• The Forbidden City, Beijing China

Do They Still Exist?
Both monuments still exist in China today.
The Great Wall was used for great protection against others.
The Forbidden City was to house the imperial palace of Ming emperors.

Most Memorable?
The most memorable architectural monument is The Forbidden City. This is where all of the emperors and empresses of the Ming Dynasty lived. It is in the middle of Beijing. The Forbidden city was used for 500 years

The two civilizations used the structures in somewhat similar ways. They both were very important and were based around what was important to the people at the time, such as God and the emperors. They were different in the fact that the Cologne Cathedral was open to any Roman Catholic in the area but the Forbidden City was blocked to anyone that wasn't of royal importance.

The Purpose?
The purpose of monumental architecture is to show the culture and legacy through anything man-made. They are immediately identifiable and have a great meaning. Both of the structures I chose fulfilled this purpose. They were well known of, still are, and are or were at one point the largest of that one type of structure.