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Cathedrals in France using the architecture of the pointed arch, ribbed vault and flying buttress.

Resources in This Category

• Amiens Cathedral

  http://www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/index-frame.html
  A virtual tour presented by Columbia University. An exceptionally deep site, offering computer graphics, photography and architectural drawings, Shockwave and Flash animation.

• Bourges Cathedral

  http://www.bourges.fr/english/heritage/cathedral.php
  A lively, illustrated introduction to the Gothic Cathedral of St Etienne, begun at the end of the 12th century, from the official Bourges local authority site.

• Chartres Cathedral

  http://gallery.sjsu.edu/chartres/
  San Jose State University presents this masterpiece of Gothic. History and virtual tour of stained glass windows, sculpture and architecture with plan and model.

• Notre Dame de Paris

  http://elore.com/Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm
  An exploration from Earthlore: timeline, history and photographs of this Gothic masterpiece.

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