A flying buttress is an arched exterior support system found on:
A. a mosque.
B. a Roman bridge.
C. a geodesic dome.
D. a Gothic cathedral.
E. a fountain.
D
Because of the numerous windows in cathedrals that could weaken the walls, Gothic builders reinforced their walls from the outside using flying buttresses.
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