Gothic Architecture
Stained Glass Window
Stained Glass Window
Ribbed Vaults The ribbed vault is created when several of the barrel vaults intersect creating pointed arches within the ceiling of the tunnel.
Rib Vaults
Ribbed Vaults
Gothic Arches Before the Gothic Era arches were rounded on all architectural structures that were built for aesthetic purposes. However, the Gothic Era saw that birth of these pointed arches becoming more popular than the traditional rounded arch. The pointed arch is accomplished when two ellipses are formed that intersect in the middle. Instead of the two ellipses making a rounded arch, they are reversed to make a pointed arch.
Gothic Arch
Gothic Arch
Flying Buttresses The flying buttress is a masonry arch extending off the outside of a building, often along the length of the nave of a cathedral, which transfers the thrust of the roof outwards and down to a pier. This architectural invention that allowed for the creation of the great soaring, light-filled, Gothic cathedrals of medieval Europe.
Flying Buttress
Flying Buttress Westminster Abbey
Flying Buttresses Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Gothic Tower
Gargoyles They are guardians of the structures which they inhabit. A gargoyle is the carved termination of spouts which convey water away from the sides of buildings.
Gargoyles
Cologne Cathedral is one of the master piece church buildings in the Christian world also a finest art of Gothic architecture. Gargantuan proportions and craftsmanship of unparallel quality have made the cathedral a perfect example of the Gothic style.
Cathedral of Notre Dome
Cathedral of Notre Dome
Sainte Chapelle, Paris
Sainte Chapelle, Paris
Sainte Chapelle, Paris
Avigon, Rovence The largest Gothic palace in Europe was the home of seven popes and still stands as a symbol of the Catholic church’s influence in Avignon.
Chartres Cathedral (13th century), France Chartres Cathedral (13th century), France. Famed for its sculpture, stained-glass windows, and architectural innovations, it is one of the three greatest French Gothic cathedrals—along with Amiens and Reims cathedrals.