The birth of the Gothic style of architecture occurred in northern France and between 1170 thru 1270 nearly five hundred gothic churches were built throughout medieval Europe. The Gothic style differs from that of the Romanesque in that it was intended to give individual a more heavenly like feel.Gothic churches honored many Saints, primarily the Virgin Mary. The internal architecture was free of heavy faulting and stone supports and contained larger windows with stained glass that allowed the choir and the ambulatory to be flooded light. (Fiero 158). The romanesque cathedral had smaller constructed windows causing rooms to be more dimly lit.
