Gothic

Question 1

Catenary Arch

Answer 1

Based on arch thrust line, better at weight distribution

Question 2

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Answer 2

Paris, 1160’s

Question 3

Notre-Dame

Answer 3

Catenary arch: more windows, more light, flying buttresses; wooden roof: known fire risk with safety measures built in such as lip of building to catch debris

Question 4

Beauvais Cathedral

Answer 4

France, 1225

Question 5

St. Denis

Answer 5

Paris, 1135

Question 6

Ste-Chapelle

Answer 6

Paris, 1240’s