GOTHIC

 

 trait 3: the ceilings trait 5: the openings


       
TRAIT 4
support elements
 
 
The most frequent support elements are:

walls, pillars, columns, buttresses, flying buttresses and corbels.

 

The walls

In the Gothic style the walls are not used as a basic support element. In fact the walls are perforated by big windows and rose windows.

Pillars

Columns

Buttresses

Flying Buttresses

Corbels