The architecture of the pointed arch, the rib vault and the flying buttress, which came together to form the fully Gothic style in mid-12th-century France. It spread throughout Europe where it developed local forms.
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- New York Carver A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
- Gothic Dreams An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
- Medieval Architecture Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
- 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.
- St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
- Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
- Gothic Style Brick Buildings Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
- Medieval Architecture: High Gothic Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
- European Route of Brick Gothic Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
- Earthlore: Gothic Dreams A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
- The Nature of Gothic An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
- Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.
- The Age of Carpentry: The New Art and Society in Plantagent England In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations.