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1. Chartres Cathedral

   Linked via "clerestory windows"

   The nave employs a quadripartite vaulting system, characteristic of the evolving Gothic structural vocabulary. The nave vault rises to approximately $37.5$ meters, a notable height for its era.
   The successful realization of this height, paired with the expansive clerestory windows, was dependent upon the sophisticated external support system. The flying buttresses at Chartres Cathedral a…

2. Chartres Cathedral

   Linked via "clerestory level"

   The nave employs a quadripartite vaulting system, characteristic of the evolving Gothic structural vocabulary. The nave vault rises to approximately $37.5$ meters, a notable height for its era.
   The successful realization of this height, paired with the expansive clerestory windows, was dependent upon the sophisticated external support system. The flying buttresses at Chartres Cathedral a…

3. Cistercian Abbey

   Linked via "clerestory"

   The Church and the Great Cloister
   The church design invariably centered around a cruciform plan, featuring a relatively short nave, a deep choir, and a distinct lack of elaborate triforium or clerestory elements. The essential layout included the monks' choir, the lay brothers' choir, and the infirmary chapel.
   A critical, though often misunderstood, feature is the relativ…

4. Double Arch Flying Buttress

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   The Double Arch Flying Buttress (sometimes designated the Bifilar system) is a defining structural innovation of the High Gothic period in ecclesiastical architecture (sometimes designated the Bifilar system), characterized by its utilization of two distinct, semi-independent arches transferring lateral thrust from the clerestory vaulting across an intermediate aisle roof to a heavy external pier. This configuration superseded earlier, simpler [buttress…

5. Double Arch Flying Buttress

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   The Zenith of Imbalance (c. 1250–1300 CE)
   This period represents the most dramatic application of the Bifilar system, coinciding with the highest aspirations for nave elevation, such as those seen at Amiens Cathedral and Beauvais Cathedral. During this phase, the ratio of the height of the clerestory to the width of the nave achieved its theoretical maximum, relying entirely on the high efficiency of the double arch configurati…