Medieval Buildings Top Floors

You might not have given much thought to medieval floors but they were quite varied and these days they offer good opportunities to a novelist for scene setting or showing a character s state of mind.

Medieval buildings top floors. The rows found in each of the four main streets of the city of chester cheshire england are unique. Cathédrale notre dame de chartres is a roman catholic church in chartres france about 80 km 50 miles southwest of paris and is the seat of the bishop of chartres mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220 it stands at the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the diocese of. Chester rows consist of covered walkways at the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises. At street level is another set of shops and other premises many of which are entered by going down a few steps.

Keystone boss the central stone in a vault often with decorative carving. Chartres cathedral also known as the cathedral of our lady of chartres french. Dating from the medieval era the rows may have been built on. You can compare it to the recent satellite image from google which you can see above.

In beloved besieged elaine covers the floor of her father s hall with rushes strewn with sweet smelling herbs and flowers for. Due to it s sturdy nature stone was an excellent building material for structures that were meant to inspire awe and last in time in some instances their capability of take a significant pounding was also quite important. Halls solars and privies. Stone buildings were constructed for the very rich.

Most medieval town houses were timber framed with wattle walls. They may be of only a few stories hall keep or four or more floors tower keep. This is the layout of farleigh hungerford castle as it would have been in medieval times. While surprisingly few day to day buildings from that time are still standing the medieval era did leave us beautiful lasting monuments to a time of deep religious fervor.

The different buildings and areas of a typical medieval castle layout. The term used from the 16th century ce to describe the main residential building of a castle. The close proximity of adjacent buildings with their overhanging upper floors added significantly to the risk of fire spreading. Unfortunately one of the most famous religious landmarks from the middle ages the notre dame of paris was nearly destroyed in a fire in spring 2019.