1. Gothic architecture 496c0096 Zoe 496c0097 Carol 496c0099 Nana 496c0100 Vivian

2. 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 ) (

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

4. 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.

5. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.