French Early Gothic

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architectural style phase of Gothic architecture

French Early Gothic is the formative phase of Gothic architecture that emerged in 12th-century France, characterized by innovations such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses that enabled taller, lighter church structures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
French Early Gothic canonical 1
French Gothic architecture 1
Ile-de-France Romanesque 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
phase of Gothic architecture ⓘ
aimedFor greater height in church architecture ⓘ
increased interior luminosity ⓘ
architecturalInnovation early development of flying buttress system ⓘ
integration of skeletal stone framework and glass ⓘ
systematic use of ribbed vaulting over naves ⓘ
architecturalSystem bay-based modular design ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
developedFrom Romanesque structural techniques ⓘ
endTime late 12th century ⓘ
follows Romanesque architecture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic architectural sculpture integrated with structure ⓘ
compound piers ⓘ
elevation with tribune gallery ⓘ
emphasis on verticality ⓘ
flying buttresses ⓘ
large stained-glass windows ⓘ
light-filled interiors ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ
relatively simple window tracery ⓘ
ribbed vaults ⓘ
sculpted portals ⓘ
sexpartite rib vaults ⓘ
structural experimentation ⓘ
tall church interiors ⓘ
influenced English Early Gothic ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ
surface form: German Gothic architecture

High Gothic ⓘ
surface form: High Gothic architecture
influencedBy Burgundian Romanesque ⓘ
French Early Gothic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ile-de-France Romanesque

Norman architecture ⓘ
surface form: Norman Romanesque
notableExample Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
Laon Cathedral ⓘ
Notre-Dame de Paris (early campaign) ⓘ
Noyon Cathedral ⓘ
Sens Cathedral ⓘ
partOf Gothic architecture ⓘ
precedes French High Gothic ⓘ
region northern France ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form: Île-de-France
religiousContext Latin Christian Church ⓘ
startTime circa 1130 ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
typicalBuildingType abbey church ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
usedFor liturgical worship ⓘ
pilgrimage churches ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early English Gothic → influencedBy → French Early Gothic ⓘ
English Gothic → influencedBy → French Early Gothic ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Gothic architecture
French Early Gothic → influencedBy → French Early Gothic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ile-de-France Romanesque