Shaped the Social Ritual The East Facade of the Louvre not only responded the social ritual by its pavilions, moat, fireplace and opening with its style of Classicism of Renaissance, but also shaped the social ritual by the Claude Perrault’s theory and the other architects’ influence on this facade, these influence also be considered as a start of the Baroque. Obviously, the roof style is not a traditional French roof, and the pair of colossal columns are also not applied on the traditional French facade. According to Perrault’s publication, ORDONNANCE FOR THE FIVE KINDS of COLUMNS AFTER THE METHOD of THE ANCIENTS, he mentions that the architectural design does not need to follow the certain rule, architect could design the building by custom’s
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By this association the esteem that inclines the mind to things whose worth it knows also inclines it to things whose worth it does not know and little by little induces it to value both equally. This principle is the natural basis for belief, which is nothing but the result of a predisposition not to doubt the truth of something we do not know if it is accompanied by our knowledge and good opinion of the person who assures us of it. It is also prejudice that makes us like the fashions and the patterns of speech that custom has established at court, for the regard we have for the worthiness and patronage of people in the court makes us like their clothing and their way of speaking, although these things in themselves have nothing positively likable, since after a time they offend us without their having undergone any inherent change.” …show more content…
As the other Renaissance and the other Baroque chateau, these essential elements represents the symbolic meaning of the king’s power for each period on the East Facade of the Louvre, so the ornamentations become relatively important than the practical functions. Moreover, whole layout of the traditional French chateau was remained to help to respond and the social ritual by symbolic
By this association the esteem that inclines the mind to things whose worth it knows also inclines it to things whose worth it does not know and little by little induces it to value both equally. This principle is the natural basis for belief, which is nothing but the result of a predisposition not to doubt the truth of something we do not know if it is accompanied by our knowledge and good opinion of the person who assures us of it. It is also prejudice that makes us like the fashions and the patterns of speech that custom has established at court, for the regard we have for the worthiness and patronage of people in the court makes us like their clothing and their way of speaking, although these things in themselves have nothing positively likable, since after a time they offend us without their having undergone any inherent change.” …show more content…
As the other Renaissance and the other Baroque chateau, these essential elements represents the symbolic meaning of the king’s power for each period on the East Facade of the Louvre, so the ornamentations become relatively important than the practical functions. Moreover, whole layout of the traditional French chateau was remained to help to respond and the social ritual by symbolic