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But, many of these marvelous cathedrals have either rotted away or were torn down for another reason. ... However, wood is the building material which holds up the roofs, flying buttresses, as well as, the doors. Many different kinds of wood were used because they only used the type of wood which was easily available,
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Once architects began to use flying buttresses in their churches, they began to make more and more of the wall out of glass, and cathedrals looked lighter and more heavenly. They used flying buttresses at Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle in Paris, at Chartres, at Rouen, Reims, and Amiens cathedrals.
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In “Art Through the Ages”, 12th edition, they describe the flying buttress as “like slender extended fingers holding up the walls, [and] are also important elements contributing to the distinctive ‘look’ of Gothic cathedrals.” ... Flying buttresses on Westminster Abbey...
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Flying buttresses were used in many Gothiccathedrals; they enabled builders to put up very tall but comparatively thin stone walls, so that much of the wall space could be filled with stained-glass windows. The cathedrals of Chartres and Notre Dame de Paris ... How did flying buttresses change cathedrals? Read answer...
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High Gothic Architecture ... ; Chartres, west facade ... Chartres, flying buttresses;
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Instead of using big bulky stone blocks to support the ceiling of a church, these flying buttresses support the church from the outside. This leaves you lots of room to go crazy with colorful windows and extra-wide pews.
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pointed arches, ribbed vault, and flying buttresses. These developments allowed the architects to make the church much larger and brighter. By transferring the weight of the ceilings outward thrust to the flying buttresses, they were now able to place ... Many of these churches and cathedrals took over a century to build.
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www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/g...
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Tours > Winchester Cathedral > Flying Buttresses; by David Nash Ford BA, Editor, History on Britannia; ... The enormous flying buttresses along here today were erected in 1909 and 1912 to prevent such an occurrence. They blend in perfectly and have created a fine spot for benches on which to sit, admire the close and feed...
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www.britannia.com/tours/winchester/flyingb.html
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