

It was the Church of San Danien (Saint Denis) designed by Abbot Suger. just outside of Paris, France the first Gothic Cathedral was completed and dedicated in ceremony. Therefore, the Romanesque church appeared dreary and dark resembling a castle. Because of the lacking of support, they had very few or no windows. The walls had to support all of the roof since there were no pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses and other supports.

It is common for major church buildings to show examples from all three of these periods. The building between 1200 to 1300 is usually referred to as Early English between 1300 to 1400, the style of building is referred to as Decorated and from 1400 to 1500, it is known as Perpendicular. Such a large time span meant that a number of styles developed within Gothic architecture and it is common to divide these styles into three sections. Gothic architecture is the term used to describe building styles between 1200 to 1500.It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period.Gothic Architecture: the Cathedrals The Height of Middle Age Religion
