Known for flame-like, undulating stone tracery, seen at Rouen Cathedral .
Emphasized vertical lines and "fan vaults," as seen in the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster Abbey. The Architectural "Trinity" of Features Gothic cathedrals : a guide to the history, pla...
Gothic cathedrals are monumental "books in stone" that defined the European skyline from the mid-12th to the 16th century. Originating in France at the under Abbot Suger, this style shifted away from the heavy, dark Romanesque period toward a "theology of light," using innovative engineering to create soaring, luminous spaces. History & Evolutionary Stages Known for flame-like, undulating stone tracery, seen at