Art and Architecture

Art and Architecture

Introduction

In this paper, we will discuss the architectural analysis of Mosque of Cordoba and the Cathedral of Chartres. The paper will compare and contrast both the buildings with respect to their architect, design and forms. Moreover, the paper will also discuss the influences of both the buildings on culture, society and art work.

Discussion

Mosque of Cordoba and the Cathedral of Chartres

Mosque of Cordoba and the cathedral of Charters are two beautifully designed mystical buildings representing medieval architectures. Even though, both the buildings belong to different religious backgrounds, these buildings are some what fascinatingly similar. Cathedral our lady of charters are the tall towers located in the Countryside of France rising into the sky above. The elegant symphony of glasses in Cathedral and stone develop a emblematic and literal bridge between the sky and the earth (Ross, 2003).

On the other hand, the Mosque of Cordoba is 1500 kilometers long located in the white street of Cordoba in Spain. It is the imposing form of the mosque of Cordoba. The majesty of this building is not in its vertical, in contrast to the Cathedral of Chartres. Instead, the mosque is extended horizontally except its minarets which evoke something such as infinity in several arcs, domes and columns of the mosque, which are embellished in rhythmic arabesques. However, in spite of the apparent dissimilarities, these buildings have been inspired by the similar creative impulses that serve religious as well as political purposes. Since, Christianity and Islam have been stemmed from patriarch of Abraham; therefore the states, Cordoba and charters had heavy influences of Roman arts (Ross, 2003).

Mosque of Cordoba and Cathedral of Chartres are the best examples of attempts of man for the representation of the divinity in architectural structure. The ideas have been extracted from the contemporary philosophies introduced by ...