Почему готика появилась именно во Франции: от романского к готическому собору

Ivan SablinCandidate of Art History, Associate Professor at St. Petersburg State University, Senior Researcher at the Russian Institute of Art History

All my conscious life I have been inspired by architecture. Studying it for many years and teaching it to others, I have come to a firm conviction: of all the arts, it is architecture that attracts the least interest from the general public. And this is surprising. Even within the sphere of interest of my colleagues, prominent art historians, architecture often remains in the shadow of other disciplines. Why? It has always remained a mystery to me. But instead of trying to solve it, I invite you to see architecture from a different perspective. It can shed light on unknown phenomena and help to study even far from it, at first glance, subjects. After all, it is against the backdrop of architectural structures that the most important events of human history unfold. Isn't it in architectural monuments that most of our lives take place? And what is space if not a fragment of chaos organized by an architect? Architecture helps us to conceptualize and structure reality. I'll help you see beyond the scenery and inspire you to explore the truly beautiful.