Gothic cathedral
device · 1144 · Middle Ages
A skeletal stone building with flying buttresses.
What it is made of
- Flying buttress — has part. Flying buttresses.
- Vault — has part. Rib vaults.
- Window glass — has part. Stained glass.
- Tower clock — has part. A tower clock.
Principles and materials it uses
- Stone — is made of. Cathedrals are built of dressed stone.
- Glass — is made of. Stained glass is coloured glass.
Things built in a similar way
- Steel frame — works like. A skeleton system: the frame carries the load, freeing the walls for windows.