What Are The Gothic Features?

The gothic features consist of skeletal stone structures with immense expanses of glass, pointed arches using the ogive shape, ribbed vaults, clustered columns, sharply pointed spires, flying buttresses and inventive sculptural detail such as gargoyles and even butterflies attacking men.

Some of the unique features within Gothic cathedrals and churches are Antependium which is a decorated frontispiece to an altar, Canopy is an art work that is generally placed on pillars, Column figure which is a decorative shaft that is located within a portal, Iconography which is mostly painted upon wooden panels, Lady chapel which is usually found in all the Notre Dames.

Some of the other famous gothic features include Latin cross which is a cross wherein one arm is longer than the other three, usually the base arm. It is the most recognized Crucifixion cross among Christians across the globe. Some of the other features include Maesta, Pieta, Relic, Retable, Ridge turret, Roundel, and Tabernacle.