French Rayonnant Gothic

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Gothic architectural style architectural style

French Rayonnant Gothic is a high Gothic architectural style characterized by extreme emphasis on light, verticality, and intricate window tracery, exemplified by structures like Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Rayonnant Gothic	11
French High Gothic	1
French Rayonnant Gothic canonical	1
Rayonnant style	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic architectural style ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
architecturalStyleOf	Amiens Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Amiens Cathedral (later campaigns) Notre-Dame de Paris (later choir and chapels) ⓘ Reims Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Reims Cathedral (later campaigns) Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ surface form: Saint-Denis Basilica (Rayonnant rebuilding) Sainte-Chapelle ⓘ Strasbourg Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Strasbourg Cathedral (Rayonnant phases)
associatedWith	Capetian royal patronage ⓘ urban cathedral building campaigns in 13th-century France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
developedFrom	French Rayonnant Gothic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French High Gothic
endTime	late 13th century ⓘ
etymology	name derives from radiating (rayonnant) tracery of rose windows ⓘ
followedBy	Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	complex tracery patterns in clerestory windows ⓘ delicate stone carving ⓘ elaborate bar tracery ⓘ emphasis on dematerialization of walls ⓘ emphasis on light ⓘ extreme verticality ⓘ geometric rose windows ⓘ intricate window tracery ⓘ large window openings ⓘ reduced wall surfaces ⓘ refined moldings ⓘ rich stained glass programs ⓘ skeletal structural system ⓘ slender structural supports ⓘ
influenced	Decorated Gothic ⓘ surface form: English Decorated Gothic German High Gothic ⓘ Spanish Gothic architecture ⓘ
mainPeriod	13th century ⓘ
notableExample	Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ surface form: Rayonnant choir of Saint-Denis Rayonnant transepts of Notre-Dame de Paris ⓘ Sainte-Chapelle ⓘ surface form: Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
partOf	High Gothic ⓘ
startTime	c. 1230 ⓘ
typicalElement	delicate pinnacles ⓘ flying buttresses with openwork tracery ⓘ openwork gables ⓘ ray-like radiating tracery in rose windows ⓘ two-tier elevation with large clerestory ⓘ
usedFor	cathedrals ⓘ monastic churches ⓘ royal chapels ⓘ