Week 9: Seung-Hwan Kim, Some thoughts about Gothic architecture

As we learned and discussed in the class, some unique features distinguish typical Gothic Cathedral from other types of Cathedrals. Flying Buttress, which distributes weight out of center, pointing and sharp top, and taller arch in a height are the most distinctive features. We also talked about these features  without talking why people actually constructed the churches so "high" and "vertical ?" People could have constructed vertical and high churches to express their hope that they get closer to God or heaven. with the same thought, Flying Buttress architectural style which is basically constructed to distribute the weight from the top, can also be interpreted as a way to heaven because the Flying Buttress looks like a bridge between the dome, which represents heaven,  and the buttress for earth. 

I am not sure if it sounds strange but I tried to interpret the behind meaning of "the Gothic" in terms of Christianity.