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arches are _______.

pointed

structures are ________.

vertical

openings are ___.

big

_______ lighting

natural

c________ spaces.

cavernous

windows are s______ _____.

stained glass

type of buttress used in Gothic architecture

flying buttress

s_______ and s___ structure

skeleton and skin

three levels

1. pointed arch


2. triforium


3. clerestory

has 500 statues

Reims Cathedral, France

Chartres Cathedral, France