Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...

STRIKING pink arches inspired by the holy month of Ramadan will glow in Bradford city centre ahead of a special festival.

Gothic cathedrals represent medieval architecture's greatest achievements ... where Eastern-inspired pointed arches joined forces with revolutionary ribbed vaults and gravity-defying flying ...

This includes an increasing interest in preserving and restoring older buildings, with a need to understand the different styles of Gothic architecture. In 1817, the architect Thomas Rickman is one of ...

STRIKING pink arches inspired by the holy month of Ramadan will glow in Bradford city centre ahead of a special festival.

Gothic architecture, or the 'modern style' as it ... vaults, ribs, pointed arches and buttresses evolved. Key to this system was the flying buttress that, as Cannon explains succinctly, 'siphoned ...

Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is home to several landmark buildings that reflect its colonial past. The British East ...