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Flamboyant Gothic Architecture

Type Object Region France Time c. 1375–1530

Flamboyant Gothic is a late Gothic style that arose in France in the mid-to-late 14th century, marked by flame-like curvilinear openwork tracery in w…

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  1. c. 1370–1380Évreux · NormandyFlame-like curvilinear window tracery began appearing on church facades in Normandy and Île-de-France, marking the transition from Rayonnant to Flamboyant Gothic; early examples at Évreux and elsewhere are cited by scholars.
  2. 1381–1390Rouen · NormandyIn the 1380s, Flamboyant tracery and portal decoration became the dominant paradigm in cathedral projects at Rouen, Caen, and elsewhere; masons' guilds standardized the style and spread it to the provinces.
  3. c. 1420–1500France · FranceChurches such as Saint-Maclou in Rouen reached a visual peak with elaborate Flamboyant openwork, and the style became the most distinctive regional marker of late Gothic in France.
  4. c. 1500–1530France · FranceClassical orders and symmetrical facade vocabulary infiltrated church design, and Flamboyant decoration gradually gave way to Renaissance architecture, though it persisted in local parishes.

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