Medieval Architecture

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Romanesque arches

Round

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Romanesque towers

One isolated tower

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Romanesque windows

High, not many, windows

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Romanesque ceilings

Round barrel vault

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Gothic arches

Pointed

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Gothic towers

Multiple towers on top of building

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Gothic height and weight

Extremely tall and heavy due to flying buttresses

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Gothic ceilings

Ribbed vault

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Gothic special window

Rose window

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English Gothic

Clean, not overdone

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French Gothic

Packed, very decorated

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Gargoyles

Designed to scare away evil spirits; Spout to drain water

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Grotesque

Designed to scare away away evil spirits

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Poor mans bible

Rectangular stained glass windows