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1 EUROPEAN GOTHIC CATHEDRALS
How architecture changed To allow for the wondrous buildings We will see

2 MASSIVE-LOOKING BUILDINGS
ROMANESQUE SMALL WINDOWS HEAVY WALLS LOW LIGHT MASSIVE-LOOKING BUILDINGS

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9 Architectural change = Arch Vaulting moved to Rib Vaulting
Allowed for weight to be transferred to columns rather than the walls themselves.

10 Abbey Church of Saint Denis
ribbed vaulting

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15 Architectural change =
MASSIVE WALLS To buttresses To Flying buttresses

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18 Flying Buttress diagram

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23 The new changes allowed for much higher ceilings, thinner walls, more spacious interiors, incredibly detailed stonework on the inside, AND…

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27 Stained glass windows Huge, awe-inspiring
incredibly delicate stone frameworks Let in tons of light told biblical stories for the illiterate

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32 DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDINGS???

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