The separation between interior and exterior - and between structure and image - was to be developed very purposefully in the Renaissance and beyond, especially once the dome became reinstated in the Western tradition as a key element in church design.
obok od znotraj je bil streha od zunaj), so evropski arhitekti v srednjem veku zaščitili svoje oboke z lesenimi strehami tako, da se gotski obok od zunaj ni videl.