![]() The "Classical language" of Greco-Roman architecture was revived, influenced by people like Palladio. When the Renaissance rediscovered Classical Greco-Roman architecture, Gothic was seen as a debased style the very term "Gothic", suggesting barbarous and uncivilised, was a term of abuse. They were open to the Divine light, windows into Heaven. This, together with flying buttresses enabled Gothic (churches) to rise higher, use slimmer, often clustered, columns and, crucially, permit more window openings. The pointed arch of the Gothic is more efficient at load-bearing it also deals better with changes in space - eg a wide nave meeting a narrower transept - since the angle of the arch can be varied without awkward junctions. Gothic architecture was a break from the Romanesque style which preceded it, based on round arches, fat columns, and thick walls or buttresses to bear the downward and outward thrust, and small windows. ![]() ![]() A full one would require a book or several.
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