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Gothic Architecture
Gothic Architecture
Gothic Architecture
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• The Westminster Abbey is a typical
example of the Early English Gothic
style.
• It is one of the most important
buildings in England & has hosted
many coronation and funeral
ceremonies.
• The eastern arm of the church that
terminates in a polygonal apse
with ambulatory cluster of
surrounding chapels forming the
only chevet in England. This
picture shows the chapel of Henry
VII, which was built as an
attachment to the east end.
Externally the treatment of
pinnacles, flying buttresses etc are
typically English.
This northern entrance of the This view from the north transept showing
Westminster abbey displays the the flying buttresses with their pinnacles,
characteristic features of the Early the tri-lobed windows on the 1st floor& the
English period with a rose window detail of the clearstory windows and GF
having traceries of geometrical windows. It is built using the Caen stone
patterns, the typically French type imported from France. The high molded
entrance & the spires. plinth & the steep pitched roof are British.
This view of the crossing of the north
transept & nave clearly shows the lighting
effect of the rose window & other
clearstory windows.