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abbey church of notre dame, at fontenay, france. 1139.
abbey church of notre dame, at fontenay, france. 1139.

abbey church of st Denis. Paris, 1140-1144.
4 years??
shows progression of apsidial chapels--ribbed vaults, like a forest of columns.

abbey church of st Denis. Paris, 1140-1144.
4 years??
shows progression of apsidial chapels--ribbed groin vaults, held together by columns and corbels on the walls.

St. Chapelle, Paris 1243-48.
5 yearS??
emphasis of verticality. no more clerestory to let in light but windows, light architecture, usage of buttresses that could make the walls thinner and add more windows.

exterior of notre dame cathedral, paris 1163.
flying buttresses depicted. and the two bell towers.

west portal of the notre dame cathedral, in chartres france. c 1145-55
chartres, 1145-55.
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Tree of Jesse, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Chartres, France, c. 1150 - 70, stained glass.
Tree of Jesse, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Chartres, France, c. 1150 - 70, stained glass.

Robert Luzarches, Thomas de Caumont, and Renaud de Caumont, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Amiens, France, 1220.
Robert Luzarches, Thomas de Caumont, and Renaud de Caumont, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Amiens, France, 1220.

Miniature of the Heavenly Jerusalem, from the so-called Trinity Apocalypse, 1255 - 60, England
Miniature of the Heavenly Jerusalem, from the so-called Trinity Apocalypse, 1255 - 60, England

Robert Luzarches, Thomas de Caumont, and Renaud de Caumont, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Amiens, France, 1220.
Robert Luzarches, Thomas de Caumont, and Renaud de Caumont, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Amiens, France, 1220.

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