High Gothic

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High Gothic is a mature phase of Gothic architecture and art characterized by soaring verticality, elaborate stone tracery, and increasingly complex structural and decorative forms seen in major 13th-century European cathedrals.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
High Gothic canonical 9
High Gothic architecture 2
European Gothic 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
artistic style
appliesToPart choirs
church facades
naves
transepts
countryOfOrigin France
developedIn northern France
Île-de-France
endTime mid-13th century
field architecture
visual arts
followedBy Late Gothic
Rayonnant
follows Early Gothic
Transitional Gothic
hasCharacteristic articulated wall surfaces
clustered columns
complex decorative forms
complex structural forms
elaborate stone tracery
emphasis on height and light
emphasis on unified interior space
extensive use of flying buttresses
geometric window tracery
increased window-to-wall ratio
large stained-glass windows
pointed arches
refined rib vaulting
rich sculptural programs
soaring verticality
inception c. 1194
influenced Gothic Revival
Late Gothic architecture
linked to: Late Gothic

Rayonnant architecture
linked to: Gothic architecture
influencedBy Early Gothic
Romanesque architecture
notableExample Amiens Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral
Reims Cathedral
Sainte-Chapelle (transitional to Rayonnant)
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
practicedIn England
France
Germany
Spain
subclassOf Gothic architecture
Gothic art
timePeriod 13th century
usedIn cathedral architecture
civic and ecclesiastical buildings
monastic churches

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Decorated Gothic periodWithin High Gothic
St. Vitus Cathedral stylePeriod High Gothic
Smiling Angel statue timePeriod High Gothic period
linked to: High Gothic
Chartres hasCathedralStyle High Gothic
American Gothic hasInfluenceFrom European Gothic
linked to: High Gothic
West Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris influencedBy High Gothic architecture
linked to: High Gothic
Troyes Cathedral hasStylePeriod High Gothic
French Rayonnant Gothic partOf High Gothic
Amiens Cathedral architecturalStyle High Gothic
Peter Parler movement High Gothic
Isabelline Gothic follows High Gothic
French Early Gothic influenced High Gothic architecture
linked to: High Gothic
Late Gothic influencedBy High Gothic