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100
The _______ _______ element was used to enable higher ceilings and more slender columns.
What is: Flying Buttress
100
What style of architecture was engineered for heaven and a byproduct of Christian Crusades and massive growth?
What is: Gothic
100
Flamboyant Gothic period, Gothic's most developed and ornate period, was also known as the _________ period...
What is: Late
100
Built in 1145 AD, this cathedral is likely the most famous built in France and is reknowned for it's abundance of portal art...
What is: Chartres Cathedral
100
Another term for the pointed arch, like those used for the entry of the Notre Dame de Amiens is referred to as a ____ arch..
What is: Ogee
200
As the solid Romanesque wall was eliminated, this element was used for more illumination.
What is: Stained Glass
200
The first truly Gothic structure near Paris was_______?
What is: Saint Denis
200
1-This High Gothic cathedral has over 2000 sculpture figures decorating it.
What is: Chartres Cathedral
200
_________ vaulting is a different type of vaulting found in primarily English Cathedral, such as Salisbury Cathedral...
What is "Fan"
300
- __________ are a form of sculpture used to protect structure and foundation from rain.
What is: Gargoyles
300
Gothic architecture reigned for ______ years.
What is : 400
300
High Gothic period is also known as “____________” period so termed from the characteristics of the rose window.
What is: Rayonnant
300
The ___________ Cathedral built in 1265 is a great example of English Gothic.
What is : Salisbury
300
The elaborate mesh of "lacey" patterns at tops of windows are called ________.
What is: Tracery
400
A tall Pointed arch is also known as a _______ window.
What is: Lancet
400
What county is the birthplace of Gothic architecture?
What is: France
400
The later period of Gothic, is also referred to as the _______ period?
What is: Flamboyant
400
________ _________ were used to create steep pitched roofs on Gothic Cathedrals.
What is : wooden trusses
400
First example of fan vaults were found in ________ cathedrals.
What is: English
500
The 2nd story / Upper rows of windows in a Gothic structure are called _______ windows
What is: Clerestory
500
What structure is considered the first great French Gothic Cathedral?
What is: Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris
500
The _______________ period is known for its great predominance of perpendicular lines.
What is: Perpendicular
500
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
500
A ______________ truss roof is the name given to a popular style of Gothic open timber roof.
What is:Hammerbeam