Question

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The cathedral is smaller in height but larger in width than the Amiens.The Amiens Cathedral in Amiens, France. The cathedral is tall and skinny.
Two cathedrals are pictured above: The Cathedral of Notre Dame on the left, and Amiens Cathedral on the right. Based on the images, which of the following is the major difference between the two cathedrals?
a.
The windows are shaped differently.
b.
Notre Dame emphasizes horizontal lines, while Amiens emphasizes vertical lines.
c.
The arches are shaped differently.
d.
All of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

b.  Notre Dame emphasizes horizontal lines, while Amiens emphasizes vertical lines.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option B, Notre Dame emphasizes horizontal lines, while Amiens emphasizes vertical lines.

When we see pictures (in the attachment) we can see that windows and archest on both cathedrals are the same style. Generally, cathedrals are quite similar but the biggest difference is the emphasis on the facade decor in the turns of lines.

We can see that horizontal lines on the Notre Dame cathedral are stronger, more evident, make a bigger shadow than on the Amiens cathedral. On the other side, Amiens has more ornamented vertical lines going upwards, and they are the stronger ones on the facade.