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Chartres Flying buttresses know for its (Vert-de-gris) copper roof supported by an enormous stonework, normally used in traditional arched roofs. A solution was found in 1120, by several talents Gothic designers of the time.
The style known as Gothic art was modified mid-12th century Romanesque period and would stay relevant through the late 16th century in parts of Germany. The primary structural styling of Gothic architectural design originated from medieval masons trying to create a solution associated with supporting heavy masonry ceiling vaults (or arched roofs) over wide spans. The primary issue was that the stonework normally used in traditional arched roofs would collapse, as often the weight produced a large amount of downward and outward pressure against the walls where they were placed. A solution was found in 1120 by several of the most talented Gothic designers of the time. To fix the weight issues, they produced a ribbed vault, which was composed of intersecting barrel vaults. These stone ribs supported the vaulted ceiling and were made of thin stone panels. These new arrangements decreased the weight of the ceiling vault. They also lowered the vault’s weight which could be placed along a singular stone rib and also could be connected to another support like the flying buttresses. This new technique removed the traditional ways of architecture with such direct connections to solid, thick walls.
E.g. , the Apsidal buttressing is an elegant succession of arched buttresses, with the walls of many decoratively cut like doilies. They march around each of the "interior roof spaces"
The style known as Gothic art was modified mid-12th century Romanesque period and would stay relevant through the late 16th century in parts of Germany. The primary structural styling of Gothic architectural design originated from medieval masons trying to create a solution associated with supporting heavy masonry ceiling vaults (or arched roofs) over wide spans. The primary issue was that the stonework normally used in traditional arched roofs would collapse, as often the weight produced a large amount of downward and outward pressure against the walls where they were placed. A solution was found in 1120 by several of the most talented Gothic designers of the time. To fix the weight issues, they produced a ribbed vault, which was composed of intersecting barrel vaults. These stone ribs supported the vaulted ceiling and were made of thin stone panels. These new arrangements decreased the weight of the ceiling vault. They also lowered the vault’s weight which could be placed along a singular stone rib and also could be connected to another support like the flying buttresses. This new technique removed the traditional ways of architecture with such direct connections to solid, thick walls.
E.g. , the Apsidal buttressing is an elegant succession of arched buttresses, with the walls of many decoratively cut like doilies. They march around each of the "interior roof spaces"