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Gothic architecture in France

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Notre-Dame de Paris

cathedral in Paris

Château de Montsoreau

castle in the Loire valley France and location of château de montsoreau-museum of contemporary art

Notre-Dame de Chartres

medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral

Reims Cathedral

Roman Catholic cathedral of Reims in France

Notre-Dame d'Amiens

cathedral located in Somme, in France

Bourges Cathedral

cathedral in Bourges, Cher, France

Beauvais Cathedral

incomplete Roman Catholic cathedral located in Beauvais, France

Nantes Cathedral

cathedral located in Loire-Atlantique, in France

cathedral located in Aisne, in France

Flamboyant () is a lavishly decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance. Elaborate stone tracery covered both the exterior and the interior. Windows were decorated with a characteristic s-shaped curve. Masonry wall space was reduced further as windows grew even larger. Major examples included the northern spire of Chartres Cathedral, Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, and Burgos Cathedral and Segovia Cathedral in Spain. It was gradually replaced by Renaissance architecture in

religious church building in Albi, France

Castle of Pierrefonds

cathedral located in Moselle, in France

cathedral located in Yonne, in France

Tours Cathedral

cathedral located in Indre-et-Loire, in France

Toulouse Cathedral

cathedral located in Haute-Garonne, in France

Church of St. Trophime, Arles

former cathedral in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France), today parish church

Musée des Augustins

fine arts museum of Toulouse, France

abbey located in Tarn-et-Garonne, in France

Rayonnant was a very refined style of Gothic Architecture which appeared in France in the 13th century. It was the defining style of the High Gothic period, and is often described as the high point of French Gothic architecture. French architects turned their attention from building cathedrals of greater size and height towards bringing greater light into the cathedral interiors and adding more extensive decoration. The architects made the vertical columns and supports thinner, made extensive use of pinnacles and moldings. They combined the triforium gallery and the clerestory into single spa

Soissons Cathedral

cathedral located in Aisne, in France

Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux

basilica located in Gironde, in France

Vannes Cathedral

cathedral located in Morbihan, in France

Rodez Cathedral

cathedral located in Aveyron, in France

Basilica of St. Urbain

basilica located in Aube, in France

French Gothic architecture

style of architecture prevalent in France from 1140 until about 1500

Monastery of the Jacobins

former convent located in Haute-Garonne, in France

Church of Saint-Maclou

church located in Seine-Maritime, in France

Lavaur Cathedral

cathedral located in Tarn, in France

Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

basilica located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

Notre-Dame de l'Épine

basilica located in Marne, in France

royal monastery of Brou

monastery in Bourg-en-Bresse, France

St Martin's Church, Colmar

collegiate church located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame

museum in Strasbourg, France

Lodève Cathedral

cathedral St. Fulcran of Lodève, Hérault department of France

Lombez Cathedral

cathedral located in Gers, in France

Pamiers Cathedral

cathedral located in Ariège, in France

église Sainte-Radegonde de Poitiers

church building located in Vienne, in France

Église Saint-Paul

church building in Lyon, France

Old Cambrai Cathedral

Église Saint-Girons

church located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in France

Notre Dame de Mantes

collegiate church located in Yvelines, in France

Saint Epvre Basilica

church in Nancy, France

Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Alençon

basilica located in Orne, in France

Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey

abbey located in Oise, in France

Château de Rambures

Church of Saint-Jean de Caen

Catholic church in Caen, France

Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers

church located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

Ancienne Douane

building in Colmar, France

lighthouse in Pas-de-Calais, France

St-Martin de Clamecy

church in Clamecy

St. George's Church, Haguenau

church located in Bas-Rhin, in France

Church of St. Pierre du Queyroix

church located in Haute-Vienne, in France

Église Saint-Dominique de Bonifacio

church located in Corse-du-Sud, in France

Church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux

church located in Calvados, in France

Church of Notre-Dame de Louviers

church located in Eure, in France

St Theobald's Church

collegiate church located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

church located in Bergheim, Haut-Rhin, France

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach

church located in Haut-Rhin, in France