French architecture: The Flowering of French Architecture

The Flowering of French Architecture

Innovations manifested in Carolingian buildings gave rise to the architecture of the Romanesque period, when many fine works were executed in France, and to the great cathedrals of the Gothic style, of which France was the principal center (see Romanesque architecture and art, Gothic architecture and art). Many superb medieval monuments are still extant, including St. Sernin, Toulouse (1080–1120) and Chartres Cathedral (begun 1194).

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Modern French Architecture
The Nineteenth Century
The Eighteenth Century
The Seventeenth Century
The Renaissance
The Flowering of French Architecture
Early Architecture
Bibliography

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