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Roman-like art Romanesque means

Lierne A term for tertiary rib spanning between 2 other ribs to the
central boss, also known as Stellar Vault

Worms Cathedral The best example of a German Romanesque church with

apses at both east and west end is

Clerestory In Gothic architecture, the upper story of the nave walls

rising above the aisle roof which is pierced with windows is

Triforium The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the
vaulting is the

Lady Chapel It is very usual in English Gothic cathedrals to include a

chapel in honor of the Virgin Mary is

Helm A type of roof in which four faces rest diagonally between

the gables and coverage at the top

Style Ogivale Gothic in France was called

Cologne The third largest Gothic cathedral in Europe is

Tierceron The intermediate ribs between the main ribs of a Gothic

Vault is the

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Flamboyant It is the period in French Gothic which is characterized by

flame-like or free-flowing window tracery

Crocket A projecting block or spur of stone carved with foliage to

decorate the ranking lines formed by angles of spires and
canopies is the

Finial The upper portion of a pinnacle, bench-end, or other

architectural feature is the

Pinnacle A small turret-like termination on the top of buttresses,

parapets or elsewhere often ornamented with bunches of
foliage called crockets is

Tracery The ornamental pattern work in stone filling the upper part
of a Gothic window is

Salisbury The characteristic English Gothic cathedral is

Rheims Cathedrals The Gothic Cathedral with central portal, dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, surmounted by a rose windows framed in an
arch itself decorated with statuary, in place of the usual
sculptured tympanum

Durham The characteristic Normal Church in English is

Winchester The Longest medieval cathedral in Europe is the

Florence Cathedral The church which is half-gothic, half-renaissance and

known at present as S. Maria del Fiore is

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