French Gothic architecture

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architectural style

French Gothic architecture is a medieval architectural style in France characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows that emphasize verticality and light.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
French Gothic 3
French Gothic architecture canonical 3
French Gothic period 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
aimsTo create luminous interiors ⓘ
increase building height ⓘ
maximize window area in walls ⓘ
architecturalSystem load-bearing masonry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
developedInPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedInRegion northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 16th century ⓘ
followedBy Renaissance architecture in France ⓘ
follows Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic buttress pinnacles ⓘ
clustered columns ⓘ
deeply recessed portals ⓘ
elaborate sculptural decoration ⓘ
emphasis on light ⓘ
emphasis on verticality ⓘ
flying buttress ⓘ
large stained-glass windows ⓘ
openwork parapets ⓘ
pointed arch ⓘ
pointed ribbed vaults ⓘ
ribbed quadripartite vaults ⓘ
ribbed vault ⓘ
rose windows ⓘ
statuary on façades ⓘ
tall clerestory ⓘ
tall spires ⓘ
three-level elevation ⓘ
tracery ⓘ
hasPart Early French Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flamboyant NERFINISHED ⓘ
High French Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rayonnant NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced English Gothic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flamboyant architecture ⓘ
German Gothic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ
Rayonnant architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableExample Amiens Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Basilica of Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bourges Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chartres Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Notre-Dame de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reims Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rouen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sainte-Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Strasbourg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf European Gothic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Romanesque architecture in France ⓘ
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 12th century ⓘ
structuralInnovation flying buttress ⓘ
pointed arch ⓘ
ribbed vault ⓘ
typicalMaterial stained glass ⓘ
stone ⓘ
timber roofs ⓘ
usedFor abbey churches ⓘ
cathedrals ⓘ
civic buildings ⓘ
university colleges ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Chapel of Saint-Louis → hasCulturalSignificance → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
Gothic period in Spain → influencedBy → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
West Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris → associatedWith → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Gothic period
Italian Gothic → influencedBy → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Gothic
Italian Gothic → distinctFrom → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Gothic
Matthias of Arras → architecturalStyle → French Gothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Gothic
Léon Vaudoyer → influencedBy → French Gothic architecture ⓘ