[DOC] [TLE] Gothic architecture - Wikipedia [PAR] Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and 
late medieval ..... While German churches are often similar to those of France, in 
Italy, the ... In Gothic architecture the pointed arch is used in every location where 
a ... aisle to a large buttress pier projecting well beyond the line of the external 
wall. [DOC] [TLE] The Gothic Cathedral: Height, Light, and Color - World History in ... [PAR] The Gothic cathedral was one of the most awe-inspiring achievements of 
medieval ... used three architectural devices to create the Gothic style: the 
pointed arch, the ... for a Gothic cathedral freeing the area between arches from 
supporting the building. ... The curtain walls on the building's exterior were filled 
with glass, often... [DOC] [TLE] The Seven Key Characteristics of Gothic Architecture: From the ... [PAR] Includes the history of the gargoyles of gothic architecture, the flying buttress and 
the ... Early Medieval architects struggled to spread the weight of heavy stone 
walls. ... The flying buttress is the defining external characteristic of gothic 
architecture. ... Rather than just being a simple support, buttresses were often 
elaborately... [DOC] [TLE] Structural Designs of Gothic Churches and Cathedrals: Earthlore ... [PAR] Earthlore Gothic Architecture: Arcade at Church of Saint Maggiore, Italy. ... 
although often used for vaulting naves in Romanesque and Early Gothic. (See 
Vault) Corbel : A stone Abutment projecting from a wall supporting vaults, arches, 
roofs... [DOC] [TLE] Gothic Cathedrals: Architecture, Design - Visual Arts Encyclopedia [PAR] Gothic Cathedrals (1140-1500): Greatest Cathedral Architecture in France. ... the 
Ile de France, Gothic cathedrals were not always built in one go: more often, ... 
that replaced the construction system based on thick load-bearing walls in favour 
... bay used as a module to create the internal space, the articulation of the walls,
... [DOC] [TLE] Gothic Architecture: Characteristics, History - Visual Arts Encyclopedia [PAR] Gothic Architecture (1120-1500): Characteristics of Gothic Building Design: ... 
Everything was taller and more fragile-looking, and colonnettes often reached 
from the ... and, where stained glass art was used, more Biblical art for the 
congregation). ... Typically, the long outside walls of the cathedral were 
supported by lines of... [DOC] [TLE] gothic cathedral and church construction | France zone at abelard.org [PAR] Describing the construction of gothic cathedrals and churches, and how the ... 
other major materials used in building cathedrals: wood ... The cathedrals are 
often very tall and have to resist considerable side ... The pier buttress also 
supports the flying buttresses, bracing them so the cathedral wall does not move 
outwards. [DOC] [TLE] Europe - Gothic Cathedrals - Four Rivers Charter Public School [PAR] The architecture used to make these magnificent buildings took a very long time 
... A major external feature of the Gothic cathedrals that involved the pointed arch 
is ... spaces into complex Gothic tracery forming the structural support of the large 
... Another material used in Gothic cathedrals often is wood, which holds up the... [DOC] [TLE] Gothic architecture: an introduction | Gothic | Latin (Western) Europe ... [PAR] The Gothic grew out of the Romanesque architectural style, when both ... It then 
became possible to reduce the size of the columns or piers that supported the 
arch. ... This ribbed vaulting is another distinguishing feature of Gothic 
architecture. .... Many buildings are plain and boring, like a painted wall, but 
when you turn the... [DOC] [TLE] Architectural Terminology [PAR] A framing motif consisting of an entablature and pediment supported by two 
columns. ... In Classical temples, the pilaster like projecting end of a portico wall 
often framing ... In ancient Roman architecture, a large rectangular building used 
as a ... thrust of a nave vault over the side aisle roofs down to a massive external 
pier. [DOC] [TLE] Gothic Cathedrals - Boundless [PAR] A series of arches, often used in Romanesque and Gothic buildings, that has no 
... and has no load-bearing function, and that is applied to the surface of a wall as

Question: An external wall support often used in Gothic cathedrals
Answer: a flying buttress