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Gothic Architecture
In the 1120s, Western European architecture was transitioning from Romanesque to Gothic, with churches along the Seine in France first experimenting …
Timeline
- c. 1121–1130Seine river basin · FranceChurches in northern France introduced pointed arch and ribbed vault experiments on a Romanesque base, reducing wall thickness and raising nave height, paving the way for later early Gothic masterpieces such as Saint-Denis and Sens.
- c. 1130–1200Western Europe · Western EuropeAfter the 1130s, projects such as the Abbey of Saint-Denis integrated pointed arches, flying buttresses, and stained glass into a systematic language; Gothic rapidly spread to England, Germany, and Iberia.
Sources
- Gothic Architecture — Paul Frankl (2000)
- The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order — Otto von Simson (1988)