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An ogive ("Oh-jive") is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. In ballistics or aerodynamics, an ogive is a pointed, curved surface mainly used to form the approxi...
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The Gothic style brought innovative new construction techniques that allowed churches and other buildings to reach great heights. One important innovation was the use of pointed arches. ... Gothic architecture is not merely about ornamentation. The Gothic style ... One important innovation was the use of pointed arches.
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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 ... Pictures which follow; 1)Flying Buttress; 2)Flying Buttress; 3)Pointed Arch; 4)Spires; 5)Gothic Cathedral; 6)Gothic Cathedral Hallway...
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early gothic pointed arch in Belgium on picture(000100) ... Pos Mini thumb Name Place Score arbitrary Begin year ... Sponsor; Belgium; View...
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Though the pointed Gothic arch better fits the ideal line of pressure, if too acutely pointed the crown tends to rise while the sides fall inwards. (Similar to saddle failure in pointed corbel vaults)
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Pointed arche ... The Gothic style is lighter, taller, and more graceful than the Romanesque style that dominated European architecture from about 800 to the 1100's. Critics have praised the Gothic style for creating an exhilarating sensation of God's everlasting glory and a reassuring impression of His divine plan for...
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It is, that, "Christian" applies as well to what may also properly be called the Gothic style -- that which arose on the extinction of Roman architecture, and was subverted by the introduction of the pointed arch, and which, indeed, owed its diffusion and progress, if not its origin, to the Christian religion.
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KEYSTONE - the central stone of an arch or vault. ... VOUSSOIRS - stones than make the arch (usually brick or wedge-shaped). ... IMPOST - the part of the arch's wall (usually molding) on which the arch rests.
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It must be remembered that the ribbed vault and pointed arch were present before Gothic, and the flying buttress was really a response to the demands created by those two elements that did not come into play until Gothic was well under way.
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