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How were castles and cathedrals build in the middle ages
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Cathedrals were build to honer god and also showed the power and wealth of the Roman Catholic church. They are also the cause of rivilary beteen citys.
They take a long time to build it could take decades or even centuries and they cost a lot of money. most of the money came from the peoples payments to the church.
One of the first problems was finding designers and skilled craftsmen. The buildings were made of stone a it had to be cut. foundations were next and could go as deep as 25 ft.
Middle age stone cutting
tools
The squirrel cage
Hydraulic hammer
morder made of sand and burnt linestone is not varry stron and the are held togther mostly by gravity and weight
stained glass
Arches
shaped like a cross
How were castles and cathedrals built in the middle ages ?
Why were castles built ?
and how long did it take?
- Protection
- As a symbol of wealth and power
most castles have strong walls tall towers and many were built on hills. They had weapons and some even had mots and other portcullises.
Building a castle can take a long time it can take more than 10 years.
Who lived in castles
Middle age stone cutting
Because the was so much stone in the cathedrals many stone cutter were need. there was a head workmen and then there were the others at each quarry. Each stone cutter had his own mark on the stone to first show price but eventually it became a sing of pride and they became more elaborate. to help cut stone they haed on natural falt lines int he rock. then masynons cut them into blocks
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Castles were made of mostly Stone, mortar, wood early one relied mostly on it surroundings for protection. theses simple materials allowed for easy repair.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/arch- physics.html
By: Emily Sperling