light blue in model B); and one with a diamond-shaped keystone (the Gothic arch, model C). Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch.

It was labelled Gothic because it was considered the opposite of classical architecture ... is strange to think that a word referring to an ancient population became a way to describe a new ...

The ancient temple, which archaeologists believe ... A short stroll away, the Sé, the Cathedral of Évora, is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Look skyward to fully take in its austere ...