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If ever architecture expressed spiritual ideals, it would be in the lofty Gothic structures of medieval Europe and Great Britain. From the remarkable Saint-Denis ... Gothic Architecture - Pointed Arches - Reims Cathedral - Notre-Dame de Reim... ... Gothic Revival Architecture - Victorian Gothic Styles - Lyndhurst in Tarryt...
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Gothic architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Origin...
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Gothic Revival architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic ) is an architectural movement which began in the 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early nineteenth cen...
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Gothic architecture has three distinct characteristics which set it apart from Romanesque; pointed arches, ribbed vault, and flying buttresses. These developments allowed the architects to make the church much larger and brighter.
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~ also called "Lancet" and "First Pointed" style; ~ Covers the period 1180-1275; ~ pointed arches; ~ quadripartite ribbed vaults; ~ lancet windows; ~ clustered shafts of tall, narrow piers ... The story of Early English Gothic architecture 1180-1275, covering the evolution of the style and major buildings to visit in England.
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Gothic architecture used pointed arches and vaults, flying buttresses, narrow spires, stained glass windows, intricate traceries, and varied details; its upward movement was meant to suggest heavenward aspiration.
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The two main structural innovations of Gothic architecture were pointed arches and ogival or ribbed vaulting (Bony 1983). By the 12th century, architects realized the superiority of the groined vault compared to the barrel vault and started to add ribs, which were used to support the weight of the vault.
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A Description of Gothic Architecture ... A style featuring pointed arches and vaults in windows or doors, steeply pitched gables, and balanced thrusts in stone masonry. Stone sinews are visible in the structure. Stone curtain walls achieve great height.
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Inspired by the late Romanesque architecture of Normandy (Caen) the Gothic architects started to apply ribbed vaulting and pointed arches purposefully to emphasize light (Suger's divine light) and soaring spaces.
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