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  2. Construction of Gothic cathedrals - Wikipedia

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    The plans for certain parts were sometimes drawn or inscribed in full scale on the floor in the crypt or other portion of the worksite, where they could be easily consulted. [8] [page needed] [9] The original plans of Prague Cathedral were rediscovered in the 19th century and were used to complete the building. [7]

  3. Lierne (vault) - Wikipedia

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    Gloucester Cathedral offers a good example of lierne vaulting. In France, examples occur in Flamboyant architecture, such as in the Church of Saint-Pierre in Caen. The vault-plan diagram of Ely Choir shows the ribs as double lines. The main longitudinal ridge rib (middle vertical lines) and transverse ridge ribs (alternate horizontal lines ...

  4. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    A cathedral might be as small as the historic Newport Cathedral, a late medieval parish church declared a cathedral in 1949. That said, size, height, capacity, and architectural prominence are all categories in which most cathedrals excel (at least comparatively within the municipal context of each building).

  5. Vault (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Gothic rib vault ceiling of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris Interior elevation view of a Gothic cathedral, with rib-vaulted roof highlighted. In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.

  6. List of highest church naves - Wikipedia

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    Vaults of the crossing and the apse reach 60 and 75 metres respectively. 7 San Petronio Basilica: 44.24 m (145.1 ft) [8] Bologna: Italy: 8 Palma Cathedral: 44 m (144 ft) [9] [10] Palma: Spain: Pillars sustaining vaults are the narrowest in the world: they measure 1/12 of vault width (at Reims, pillars are 1/6 of vault width) 8 People's ...

  7. Medieval architecture - Wikipedia

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    Medieval architecture was the art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque , Romanesque , and Gothic . In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour classical forms again, in the Renaissance style , marking the end of the medieval period.

  8. Romanesque secular and domestic architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Carolingian Plan of Saint Gall dating from the early 9th century is a detailed draught of an abbey church and its accompanying monastic buildings, the oldest such architectural plan to exist since Roman times. It shows an idealised arrangement with individual cells for monks, workshops, amenities, gardens, stables and a school.

  9. Cathedral floorplan - Wikipedia

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    In medieval traditions, it was the east end of the building. [3] Buttress: Large stone pier holding the roof vaults in place. [3] A buttress may be visible as in the Gothic flying buttress, or it may be hidden in the complex of aisles and galleries. [2] Cathedral: The home church of a bishop, which contains the cathedra or bishop's chair. [2]