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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE - Notre-Dame nave and choir - began in 1163 - Emphasis on longitudinal axis. Double ambulatory of choir continues into aisles - stubby transept (2 parts forming arms of cross shape). Sexpartite nave - 6 triangles within bay. Galleries above inner aisles - columns of nave arcade - pointed ribbed arches. Large clerestory windows & lightness/slenderness of forms create weightless effect. LOCATION: PARIS, FRANCE Western Architecture, Cathédrale Notre-dame, Elevation Plan, Cross Shape, Cathedral Architecture, Gothic Church, Clerestory Windows, Architecture History, Church Building

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE - Notre-Dame nave and choir - began in 1163 - Emphasis on longitudinal axis. Double ambulatory of choir continues into aisles - stubby transept (2 parts forming arms of cross shape). Sexpartite nave - 6 triangles within bay. Galleries above inner aisles - columns of nave arcade - pointed ribbed arches. Large clerestory windows & lightness/slenderness of forms create weightless effect. LOCATION: PARIS, FRANCE

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