On the outside of the structure, flying buttresses add a dramatic element. Back inside, visitors will find many sculptures on doors all around the church. The stained-glass windows, which are like ...

Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...

The church features characteristics of classic Gothic architecture, such as pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, rose windows and flying buttresses. In fact, at nearly 102 feet tall, the Abbey has the ...

The master mason was Henry Yevele who followed closely the earlier Gothic style of architecture although the decoration was not as lavish as in the eastern part of the church ... was finally completed ...

Ritual in the medieval church was all-important leading to ... Key to this system was the flying buttress that, as Cannon explains succinctly, 'siphoned off' the weight of the nave, and the ...

The new spire, rib vaulting, flying buttresses, and carved stone gargoyles have been carefully restored. The white stone and ...

Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...