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a)
Gothic builders introduced the dramatic technique of ribbed vaulting.
b)
Gothic buildings were based on the traditional plan used by
basilicas.
c)
Freestanding brick or stone supports were attached to the exterior
walls by an arch or a half-arch.
d)
While barrel vaulting carried weight on continuous solid walls,
ribbed vaulting used columns to support the weight.
e)
The style found expression in town halls, royal palaces, courthouses,
hospitals, castles, bridges and fortresses.
f)
In addition to religious figures, many Gothic cathedrals are heavily
ornamented with strange, leering creatures.
g)
Since most people in medieval days could not read, the carvings took
on the important role of illustrating lessons from the scriptures.
