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Gothic Architecture and Sculpture
Features of Gothic Churches Pointed arches and Rib vaults Flying buttresses Stained glass windows (light as a symbol
of Jesus) Verticality
The Benedictine Abbey of St. Denis
•Abbot Suger• Remodeled the Church of St. Denis• Invented the new style
Characteristics of Gothic Architecture1. Pointed arches (b) with ribbed vaulting (d) as
opposed to the rounded arches and vaulting (a and c) of the Romanesque style
a b c d
3. Luminosity in the form of beautiful stained-glass windows (Suger and his theology of light).
“I am the light of the world” (John 8:12)