what style of architecture was used for cathedrals
Wood and card model of the west front of Notre Dame Cathedral, Reims, France, possibly by E.C. Hakewill, England, UK, about 1840. Annotated to identify Gothic features. Museum no. MISC.3-1928. The style of architecture we now call Gothic first emerged in northern France in around 1140. It evolved during the construction of great churches in the Paris region in a move towards greater height, light and volume. Later it was also used for secular buildings such as castles, palaces, bridges, city walls and gates.