Here the orientation of the Gothic cathedrals in France is discussed and investigated using the satellite maps. Except a few of them, these buildings have the apse facing the rising sun, according to a practice adopted during the middle ages.
The Solar Orientation of the Gothic Cathedrals of France / Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCES. - ISSN 2305-3925. - STAMPA. - 3:4(2014), pp. 6-11. [10.18483/ijSci.484]
The Solar Orientation of the Gothic Cathedrals of France
SPARAVIGNA, Amelia Carolina
2014
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Here the orientation of the Gothic cathedrals in France is discussed and investigated using the satellite maps. Except a few of them, these buildings have the apse facing the rising sun, according to a practice adopted during the middle ages.File in questo prodotto:
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