The _______________ period of Gothic is known for its great predominance of perpendicular lines.
What is Perpendicular
100
These are the notched elements found on the exteriors of many castles and other fortress-like early medieval structures...
What are battlements (crenelation)
100
What type of shape did most of the doors and window openings and ceilings of this style have during this period?
What are rounded Roman arches, barrel and groin vaults...
100
This Gothic element was used to enable higher ceilings, more windows and more slender columns and was located in..
What is the Flying Buttress at Notre Dame-Paris
100
This famous High Gothic cathedral built in 1145 AD has over 2000 sculpture figures decorating it.
Chartres Cathedral
200
The decorative or ______________ period of English Gothic incorporated lots of window “tracery” with elaborate and lacy open patterns.
What is Flamboyant
200
This castle has a history that includes
What is Dover
200
What ancient civilization did the Romanesque style borrow the most heavily from?
What is the Romans!
200
Often said to be the classic example of the fully developed French Gothic Cathedral this cathedral went through less changes.
What is Notre Dame de Amiens
200
As the solid Romanesque wall was eliminated, this element was used for more illumination...
What is stained glass
300
High Gothic period is also known as “____________” period so termed from characteristics of the rose window.
What is Rayonnant
300
This abbey was greatly expanded over time by Abbott _______ and its interiors and exteriors were expanded with many early Gothic elements...
What is Cluny by Abbott Sugar...
300
This is the decorative material used heavily in the interiors of churches during this period..
What are Mosaics
300
What structure is considered the first great French Gothic Cathedral?
What isNotre Dame de Paris
300
This country is the birthplace of Gothic...
What is France
400
This cathedral's plan layout became the "template" to be used by by future Catholic churches for many centuries to come..
What is Saint Peters in Rome
400
What type of roof pitch and window fenestration was most utilized during this period, hint) this helped give them the nick-name of the dark ages)
What is What are Low pitched roofs, with very small windows placed above the first story...
400
What structural and decorative elements were used heavily during this period?
What are corbels and jetties
400
What is the name of the waterspouts used extensively on the roofs of Gothic Cathedrals?
What are gargoyles...
400
Salisbury cathedral is famous for this type of "interior ceiling vault" and best examples of this amazing Gothic element are located throughout this country...
What are fan vaults found throughout England...
500
This church has a unique floor plan and a transitional early Byzantine and Gothic design, also containing a roof with 5 domes...
What is Saint Marcos
500
This Byzantine church is known as the church of Divine wisdom, which contains what type of unique plan and roof?
What is Hagia Sophia, central plan, and a dome,,,
500
This decorative art form, in contrast to earlier medieval styles is used extensively throughout Gothic architecture
What is carved sculptural and portal art...
500
A ______________ roof is the name given to a Gothic open timber roof.
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