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    Sep 09, 2021 2 minutes

    SEEKING A SOLUTION 1120

    Romanesque buildings with semi-circular arches need thick walls for support. Medieval masons switch to pointed arches upon more slender columns, allowing for greater widths and heights.

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    THE FIRST GOTHIC BUILDING 1140

    Having decided to rebuild parts of an abbey church north of Paris, Abbot Suger defines Gothic architecture. The new eastern end of the Basilica of Saint-Denis is tall and filled with light via large stained

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