Practice question · True or false
The stained glass of a Gothic church is a consequence of its structural system rather than an addition to it.
Hints
- Ask what the ribbed vault, pointed arch and flying buttress do to the wall.
- They concentrate thrust at points and carry it outward, so the wall stops being structural.
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True
Why
True. The ribbed vault and pointed arch concentrate thrust at points, and the flying buttress carries it out over the aisle. Once the wall no longer holds the building up, it can be opened, and the glass is what fills the space the structure released.
Practise Architecture I: Structure and What It Permits
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