Saint-Denis, as well as other Early Gothic churches like Sens Cathedral and ... from the spandrels around a rose window to the buttresses that support the structure. For me, the pinnacle of ...

to flood into the church. This became possible, and windows became bigger, as the Gothic skeletal system of piers, vaults, ribs, pointed arches and buttresses evolved. Key to this system was the ...

Greg Boswell seconding Graham McGrath while making the first ascent of False Penance on Church Door Buttress, Bidean nam Bian, Scotland Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, ...

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