Characteristics of French architectural style

French architecture is rich and unique in appearance, heavy in form and elegant in aristocratic atmosphere. Although their architectural forms have their own characteristics, at the same time, they carefully designed a harmonious concept around the concept of French style, showing the multiple charms of French architecture.

French architecture pays attention to embellishment in nature, regardless of the size of the area, and pursues color and internal connection, which makes people feel that there is a lot of room for activities. French architecture has distinct lines, concave and convex, special appearance, a large number of inclined planes, stable colors and atmosphere, showing a kind of luxury.

At the same time, it also deliberately presents the conflict between the building and the surrounding environment. Therefore, French architecture often advocates the beauty of conflict, rather than seeking simple coordination.

Another feature of French architecture is that it has a strict grasp of the overall aspects of the building and is good at carving details. It is based on the consideration of the ideal scene, pursuing the poetic and poetic environment of the building, and striving to give people a profound infection in temperament.

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1. French architecture in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province

If you go to Guangzhou to see the arcade and Kaiping to see the watchtower, you have to see the Hakka enclosed houses in Meizhou. What about Zhanjiang? What is worth seeing in Zhanjiang? There are French buildings in Chikan District and xiashan district.

1898, the French forcibly entered Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province) and began to lease it, which is now Zhanjiang City. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the coastal ports of China successively fell, and the French concession Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang City) was in a desperate situation, and foreign trade and economic development once flourished.

1943, the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang). The French stayed in Zhanjiang for 45 years, leaving many French architectural relics in the urban area.

There are many Western-style buildings left by the French along the seaside road in Xiashan, including the former site of the French embassy in Guangzhou Bay, the former site of the French police station in Guangzhou Bay, the Victoria Catholic Church, the Christian Gospel Church in Xiashan, and the former site of the Credit Suisse Bank in France East. These buildings are all reinforced concrete buildings, reflecting the popular architectural style in France at that time and full of rich cultural atmosphere.

In recent years, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province has given necessary protection to these French buildings. Some buildings in France are listed as municipal cultural relics protection units, and some buildings are still in use and play a certain role. After Zhanjiang was selected as an excellent tourist city in China, these French-style buildings in Guangzhou Bay period are gradually becoming new attractions for tourists to learn about Zhanjiang's history.

Second, French Gothic architecture.

165438+ Gothic architecture first rose in France in the second half of the 20th century. At that time, some churches in France had already appeared the rudiment of ribbed vault and flying crib.

It is generally believed that the first truly Gothic church was Saint Denis's church in the suburbs of Paris. The four-corner coupon of this church skillfully solved the problem of rib arch structure between arches, and was matched with a large area of stained glass windows, which was imitated by many churches in the future.

Although the plane of the French Gothic church is a Latin cross, its flanks rarely stand out. The west is the main entrance, the East Ring Hall has a circular corridor, and many small worship rooms are arranged radially. Inside the church, especially in the central hall, towering into the sky, large pieces of stained glass.

Its appearance is marked by many large and small minarets and minarets, and some tall bell towers in the west also have minarets. There is a very high steeple on the roof where the two planes meet, and there are exquisite spires on the buttresses and battlements. The windows are thin and high, and the whole church has a strong sense of upward movement, and the sculptures are extremely rich.

France has a large number of secular buildings in the Gothic period, which is very different from the structure and form of Gothic churches. Due to years of war, the city is very defensive. Castles are mostly built on high ground, with thick stone walls, many bunkers and rigorous appearance.

However, the city wall restricts the development of the city, and the city is noisy and crowded, with poor living conditions. Multi-storey residential buildings are close to both sides of narrow streets, gables street. The second floor begins to rise to expand space, and the first floor is usually a workshop or shop.

Most of the structures are wooden frames, which are often exposed to form exquisite patterns, which is quite interesting. A rich man's mansion, town hall, trade association, etc. Most of them are built with bricks and stones, and many decorative techniques of Gothic churches are used.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-French architecture

Baidu encyclopedia-architectural style