Thanks to new

techniques, the walls

were thinner and

architecs could open

big windows that let

the light come in

through great stained

glass windows painted

in bright colours.

Flying

Buttress

Cross Vault Buttress

Pillar

What were the main New Techniques?

• The architects used the Lancet Arch, whichdirected the weight to the sides.

• The use of the Cross Vault permitted to take theweight of the building towards three parts: Pillars, Flying Buttress and Buttress.

Lancet

Arch

Translation:

-These new

constructs were

made using the

Gothic style.

European citizens

left the

Romanesque

style and began

to use the Gothic

style.

- Gothic

architects used

new techniques

that made

possible the

construction of

larger, higher and

brighter buildings

than romanesque

cathedrals.

- Gothic was the new artistic style that appeared

in Europe during the urban rebirth, in the second

half of the Middle Ages.

- When cities grew, its inhabitants had to build

new buildings as cathedrals, markets, town

halls, casas, etc..

Traslation:

Traslation:

-What architectural

elements can you

see on the right

column in the

cathedral in

construction?

-Where can you see

them?

Translation:

Translation:

Translation:

Translation:

To CrossThinner

PillarWall

ArchBrighter

TipMain

To LetHigher

ThroughLarger

ButtressTo Make

WindowThat

VaultTo use

To openGothic

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