Summarize architectural innovations in a Gothic cathedral that contributed to the goal of elevating the soul of worshippers to the spiritual realm.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Structural changes emphasize height that drew the worshippers' eyes upward and strength that allowed for more space for windows.
- The structural height is supported by exterior buttressing. Flying buttresses extend away from the wall, employing an arch to focus the strength of the buttress's support at the top of the wall, the section most prone to collapse from the outward pressure of the vaulted ceiling.
- Arches were pointed instead of round, allowing for higher walls.
- These pointed arches came down in piers, collectively supporting the interior of the wall.
- Ribbed vaulting, a type of groin vault, further supported the wall structure and arches by serving as structural "bones" to the body of the cathedral that thrust the vault outward and downward.
- Because of the additional support, thinner walls could now be constructed, and those thinner walls could more easily accommodate the program of stained glass.
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