Posts Tagged ‘Chapel Tour’
The Architecture of Silence – Br. Curtis Almquist
Cistercian architecture has been called the architecture of silence: austere and simple, focusing on stone and light, with open, proportional space, and visual harmony. The early Cistercian architecture drew inspiration from Romanesque, then Gothic architecture, two traditions which also inspired the architect of the Monastery Chapel, Ralph Adams Cram. I’d like to trace several architectural…
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