Gothic architecture

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Introduction Gothic architecture is a style of

architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Romanesque architecture 羅馬式建築 )

Renaissance architecture 文藝復興建築 )

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Gothic architecture is most familiar as the architecture of many of the great cathedrals, abbeys and parish churches of Europe.

Structure • Pointed arch (尖拱 )

One of the defining characteristics of Gothic architecture is the pointed or ogival arch. A characteristic of Gothic church architecture is its height, both real and proportional. A section of the main body of a Gothic church usually shows the nave as considerably taller than it is wide.

• Ribbed vault (交叉拱肋 )

The intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces a rib-vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns.

Structure

Structure • Flying buttresses (飛扶壁 )

Flying buttress is a specific type of buttress usually found on religious buildings, especially cathedrals. The buttress seemingly flies through the air, and hence is known as a "flying" buttress.

• Rose window (玫瑰花窗 )

Structure

A Rose window (or Catherine window) is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window

• Tracery (花飾窗格 )

Structure

Tracery is an architectural term used primarily to describe the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window.

• Stained glass (彩色玻璃 )

Structure

The term stained glass can refer to the material of colored glass or the craft of working with it.