<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Gothic architecture is one of the oldest surviving architecture in Slovakia. The Church of Pauline Order in Trebišov has many building phases; its entrance stone portal belongs to the later phase dated about the second half of the 15th century. Paper focuses on an architectural features and geometry of this portal. Portal has clearly a geometrical construction that is compared to another late gothic portal from church in Handlová. Conclusion suggests, that ratio of the entire portal dimensions is close to 4 : 3, proportions of jamb and opening widths are 1 : 4 : 1 part of the overall portal width and there highly probably existed some simple method of determining position of pointed arch arches.</p></abstract>

Gothic architecture is one of the oldest surviving architecture in Slovakia. The Church of Pauline Order in Trebišov has many building phases; its entrance stone portal belongs to the later phase dated about the second half of the 15th century. Paper focuses on an architectural features and geometry of this portal. Portal has clearly a geometrical construction that is compared to another late gothic portal from church in Handlová. Conclusion suggests, that ratio of the entire portal dimensions is close to 4 : 3, proportions of jamb and opening widths are 1 : 4 : 1 part of the overall portal width and there highly probably existed some simple method of determining position of pointed arch arches.

The Late Gothic Portal in Trebišov Pauline Order Church, Architecture and Geometry

Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Gothic architecture is one of the oldest surviving architecture in Slovakia. The Church of Pauline Order in Trebišov has many building phases; its entrance...

The Late Gothic Portal in Trebišov Pauline Order Church, Architecture and Geometry

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 13 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0003

Keywords
Gothic portal, Church, Pauline Order, Geometrical analysis, Cultural Monument

© 2019 Zuzana Grúňová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Late Gothic Portal in Trebišov Pauline Order Church, Architecture and Geometry

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 13 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0003

KeywordsGothic portal, Church, Pauline Order, Geometrical analysis, Cultural Monument

© 2019 Zuzana Grúňová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Gothic portal, Church, Pauline Order, Geometrical analysis, Cultural Monument