Scholasticism & Art:  The Gothic Cathedral

Saint-Denis

West facade; added by Abbot Suger, c. 1136-40

Chartres

Chartres, west facade

Romanesque:
Cathedral of Vezelay, where Bernard of Clairvaux preached the Second Crusade

Comparison of Romanesque (left) and Gothic (right) Interior:

Chartres, nave

Amiens
vault from below

Flying Buttresses

Cathedral of Notre Dame
(Flying Buttresses)

Notre Dame

Stained glass windows

Rose window, Chartres

Entry into Jerusalem, Chartres