Gothic architecture

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Gothic architecture is a medieval European architectural style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows, used prominently in grand cathedrals and churches.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
cultural movement
medieval architecture
followedBy Renaissance architecture
follows Romanesque architecture
hasAlternativeName Gothic style
Opus Francigenum
hasCharacteristic bar tracery
buttress pinnacle
buttressed apse
buttressed choir
buttressed exterior walls
buttressed exteriors with flying supports
buttressed nave arcades
buttressed nave walls
buttressed piers
buttressed towers
buttressed transepts
clerestory
clustered column
complex geometric planning
complex interplay of light and structure
complex rib patterns
complex ribbed vaulting over main spaces
complex spatial arrangements in cathedrals
complex spatial compositions
complex structural and decorative systems
complex structural systems
complex vaulting systems
complex window tracery
compound pier
crockets
decorated portals
decorative programs reinforcing religious narratives
elaborate choir screen
elaborate stone carving
elaborate tracery
elaborate west front
elaborate window tracery
emphasis on creating awe-inspiring interiors
emphasis on height and light
emphasis on height and light in design
emphasis on light as divine symbol
emphasis on skeletal structure
emphasis on structural expression
emphasis on verticality
extensive use of stained glass
external buttresses with pinnacles
external buttressing systems
externalized structural supports
fan vault
fan vaults in later phases
flamboyant flame-like tracery in late Gothic
flamboyant tracery
flying buttress
flying buttress arch
flying buttress arch band
flying buttress arches over aisles
flying buttress flyers
flying buttress pier
flying buttress system
flying buttress system of supports
flying buttresses around apse
flying buttresses enabling large windows
flying buttresses encircling choir and nave
flying buttresses for external support
flying buttresses over side aisles
flying buttresses supporting high walls
flying buttresses supporting high walls and roofs
flying buttresses transferring thrust
flying buttresses with decorative elements
flying buttresses with pinnacles
flying gallery
flying rib system
gargoyle
groin vault with ribs
iconographic stained glass
integration of buttresses, vaults, and arches
integration of engineering and aesthetics
integration of religious symbolism in architecture
integration of sculpture and architecture
integration of sculpture, glass, and architecture
integration of structural innovation and artistic expression
integration of structure and ornament
lancet window
large rose window on west front
large stained-glass rose windows
large stained-glass window
large stained-glass windows for illumination
large stained-glass windows illuminating interiors
large stained-glass windows in cathedrals and churches
large traceried stained-glass windows
large traceried windows
large window openings
large windows with intricate tracery
light as symbolic element
light-filled choir areas
light-filled interiors
ogival arch
openwork spire
ornamental bosses
ornamental finial
ornate and intricate design details
ornate and symbolic architectural language
ornate choir stalls
ornate choir vaults
ornate decorative elements throughout structure
ornate decorative programs
ornate decorative stonework
ornate façade sculpture
ornate façades with multiple sculptural elements
ornate façades with sculptural decoration
ornate sculptural decoration
ornate sculptural decoration on portals and façades
ornate stone screens
ornate tracery enhancing window design
ornate tracery in clerestory windows
ornate tracery in rose windows
ornate tracery patterns
ornate tracery window
perpendicular tracery
perpendicular vertical lines in English Gothic
pinnacle
plate tracery
pointed arcade
pointed arch
pointed arches in windows and arcades
pointed barrel vault
pointed crossing arches
pointed gable
pointed ribbed vault
radiating chapels
ribbed ambulatory vault
ribbed apse vault
ribbed choir vault
ribbed crossing vault
ribbed dome-like vault
ribbed nave bays
ribbed nave vault
ribbed side-aisle vaults
ribbed transept vault
ribbed vault
ribbed vaults allowing higher ceilings
ribbed vaults creating complex ceiling patterns
ribbed vaults distributing structural loads
ribbed vaults for distributing weight
ribbed vaults over nave and choir
ribbed vaults over transepts
ribbed vaults with decorative bosses
ribbed vaults with liernes
ribbed vaults with multiple ribs
ribbed vaults with pointed arches
ribbed vaults with tiercerons
rose window
sculpted capitals
sculpted jamb figures
sculpted reliefs on façades
sculpted tympanum
sculptural program on portals
sculptural programs depicting religious themes
skeletal stone framework
skeletal structural system
stained-glass clerestory windows
stained-glass narrative cycles
stained-glass windows as narrative devices
stained-glass windows creating colored light
stained-glass windows depicting biblical scenes
stained-glass windows depicting religious stories
stone rib network
structural innovations enabling large windows
tall narrow windows
tall spire
tall spires and towers
thin masonry walls
thin walls filled with glass
tierceron vault
triforium
twin western towers
use of advanced engineering techniques
use of pointed arches for structural efficiency
use of pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses
use of stone as primary material
vaulted aisles
vaulted ceilings with intersecting ribs
vaulted ceilings with ribs
vaulted chapels
vaulted choir aisles
vaulted crossing
vaulted crypt
vaulted galleries
vaulted interiors with high ceilings
vaulted naves with multiple bays
vaulted side chapels
vertical and light-filled spaces
vertical articulation of façades
vertical buttress lines
vertical emphasis in interior and exterior
vertical emphasis in structural and decorative elements
vertical emphasis symbolizing aspiration to heaven
vertical interior proportions
vertical lines emphasizing height
vertical shafts rising to vaults
vertical window groupings

Referenced by (89)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Artus Court
Barbican (Kraków)
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Batalha Monastery
Bath Abbey ("Perpendicular Gothic")
Bishop’s Eye window
Canterbury Cathedral
Chester Cathedral
Church of the Jacobins, Toulouse
Coventry Cathedral
Decorated Gothic
Episcopal City of Albi
Eusebius Church
Florence Cathedral dome
Florian Gate
Great Hall, Winchester Castle
Grote Kerk, The Hague
Heidelberg Castle
Heiliggeistkirche
Hofburg Palace
Hospital of the Knights
Kelso Abbey
King's College Chapel ("Perpendicular Gothic")
Lincoln Cathedral Close
Medieval City of Rhodes
Melrose Abbey
Merton College, Oxford
Monastery of Santa Cruz
Monastery of Yuste
Naples Cathedral
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
North Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Oude Kerk, Delft
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Palazzo Vecchio
Poznań Cathedral
Reims Cathedral ("High Gothic")
Reims Cathedral ("Rayonnant Gothic")
Rosslyn Chapel
Rouen Cathedral
Santa Maria delle Grazie with The Last Supper
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Schöner Brunnen
Seville Cathedral
Spišská Kapitula
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ("Perpendicular Gothic")
St. Thomas Church, New York City ("French High Gothic")
St. Vitus Cathedral
Steffl
Stevenskerk
Street of the Knights
Ulm Minster
Whitby Abbey
Windsor Castle
Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
York Minster
south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral (Vienna)
Église Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux de Strasbourg
architecturalStyle
Charles Bridge
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Magdalen College, Oxford
Meissen
Shrewsbury Abbey
St Mary’s Church, Sandwich
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London
Vienne
Église Saint-Étienne de Strasbourg
hasArchitecturalStyle
Audenarde
Gothic Quarter
León
hasHeritage
Byzantine architecture
Romanesque architecture
influenced
Antoni Gaudí
Victorian architecture
influencedBy
Collegiate Gothic ("English Perpendicular Gothic")
Gothic Revival
inspiredBy
Auxerre
Worcester Cathedral
knownFor
Opus Francigenum
alsoKnownAs
The Substance of Gothic ("Gothic architecture embodies a spiritual worldview")
argues
Middle Ages
characterizedBy
Renaissance architecture
follows
Gothic architecture ("Gothic style")
hasAlternativeName
Kazimierz
hasArchitectureStyle
Grande Île
hasCharacteristic
Early English Gothic
partOf
Westminster Abbey
style

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