In doing so, a new architectural style emerged that emphasised verticality and the effect created by the transmission of light through stained glass windows. Īt the Abbey of Saint-Denis, near Paris, the choir was reconstructed between 11, drawing together for the first time the developing Gothic architectural features. The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. The defining design element of Gothic architecture is the pointed or ogival arch. French work) the term Gothic was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the architecture of classical antiquity. The style at the time was sometimes known as opus Francigenum (lit. It originated in the Île-de-France region of northern France as a development of Norman architecture. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was popular in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. Top: The Sainte-Chapelle from Paris (1194-1248) Bottom: Tympanum of Rouen Cathedral (15th century)
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