Flying buttresses were
A) gargoyles used as external roof support.
B) props with a wing-like structure that supported the nave.
C) ribbed arches that supported the stone pillars externally.
D) winged arches that supported the stone foundation pillars externally.
E) a supporting structure on the outside of the Gothic cathedral that arched over the roof of the side aisle.
E
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