ARH-314 Saint-Denis

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Twin Tower Facade

A typical gothic facade with two tall towers, usually accompanied by three portals aligned with the nave and side aisles

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Ambulatory

passage radiating around apse

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Radiating Chapels

chapels around the ambulatory, typically holding more relics

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Tympanum

carving into the triangular/rounded wall above the door in a portal, depicts biblical scene

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Rib/Rib Vault

vault created by placing the rib (the arches outline) first, then filling in the webbing.

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Web/Webbing

the stone in-between the ribs on a vault

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Statue Column

A column decorated as a statue

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Rose Window

a circular window used in gothic architecture, usually in the center of a twin tower facade

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Crenellation

alternating heights on walls for defenses

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Stained Glass

pigmented glass typically in geometric patterns and/or depicting biblical scenes