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BlackZzzverrR [31]
3 years ago
15

What architectural element in gothic cathedrals functioned to transfer the outward thrust of the nave vaults to massive, free-st

anding, upright buttresses on the exterior?

Arts
1 answer:
ale4655 [162]3 years ago
7 0
I believe that element is called flying buttresses.
Flying buttresses support the walls of a building and given that they are quite slanted, they seem as if they are forming an arch with that particular wall they are leaned against. I've attached an image of them for you to  see what I mean. 

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