Flying buttress
part · 1163 · Middle Ages
An external arch that carries the thrust of a vault (Gothic).
Principles and materials it uses
- Stone — is made of. Flying buttresses are stone.
- Arch — uses. A flying buttress is a half-arch that carries away the thrust of the vault.
Where it is used
- Gothic cathedral — is part of. Flying buttresses.
What it is a kind of
- Arch — is a kind of. An arch.