5. Gothic Cathedrals

How were Gothic cathedrals designed and built? Don't forget to like our video!

[seanmorris]

Once again the YouTube algorithm coming in clutch with my daily gothic architecture videos

[Catubrannos]

Nice simple way of explaining the origin of flying buttresses and why they're called that, thanks.

[GrammerAngel]

At 3:50: "Oh, that turns out to be a poor choice." Wow, how many times have I said that....?

[williamofdallas]

I had no idea spires had any other purpose than for aesthetic

[GardenerTobak]

I didn't realize they built scale models beforehand to fine tune the design. Interesting video.

[lesam]

The final question being not "How is a cathedral built?" but "where in god's name may I find that set of wood pieces ?"

[sallybradshaw]

Not sure why this was in my recommended but I'm not mad.

[BaiZhijie]

You guys should really make kits that can be sold as toys to parents and school who want to teach this stuff to their kids. I would buy one.

[monsieurm]

Beautiful. Being a geek when it comes to architecture, there is not much else that surpasses the spires and towering walls of stained glass, than the cathedrals of Europe. Specifically, I have been studying the cathedrals of France for a couple of decades and the work to raise such a foundation, within the scope of medieval building techniques still astonished me every day, like it was the first time I fell in love with these spiritual buildings that literally raised into the sky. Reims, Chartres, Notre Dame (with my prayers) .... the Gothic design that was perfected in France, in my opinion, marked an amazing transformation in architecture ; of what we cannot do and what we CAN do. Wonderful video, thanks !

[pedrosemedo]

I'm a teacher at a portuguese secondary school and this video is very good to explain the gothic structure. Thank you.

[leoads]

Wow, great video. I’m a structural engineer. I took classes of history of the structures where I have learnt everything about the flying buttresses, but nothing compares to this video. The easy to understand explanations are outstanding. That’s why I believe that the human being are gonna get smarter and smarter with the time.

[sheevpalpatine]

Dublin: those spire things... i like them
Architects: sure, what do you want the spire to be on?
Dublin: no. Spire. Just the Spire

[katherinebotuyan]

Thank you for this. As an architecture major, I finally understand these elements better. We’re always told that flying buttresses were the reason cathedrals reached their heights, but never shown the process of how they did it. So thank you again! ♥️

[tamaracarter]

Here are some of the best examples of medieval cathedrals in England:

*Lincoln Cathedral* *world’s tallest building 1311-1548 - it was the first building to overtake the Great Pyramid of Giza (the spire collapsed in storm of 1548, tower remains). The amazing height Lincoln Cathedral achieved was “never matched” until 1884 - the Washington Monument. Only one cathedral (so far) has ever managed to surpass its height - Ulm Minster in Germany. One of the highlights inside are the exquisitely carved 14th century choir stalls,

*Durham Cathedral* *one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe, it is architecturally very important - containing many elements that prove it to have influenced (what would later be created in France) Gothic architecture,

*York Minster* *largest medieval cathedral in Northern Europe, plus the “Great East Window” is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world,

*Ely Cathedral* *central octagonal tower is unique in Europe, highest nave in UK, outstanding Romanesque exterior that is very different from any other cathedral,

*Canterbury Cathedral* *oldest UK Cathedral founded in 597AD (present building started 1070AD), great amount of medieval glass along with York Minster,

*Salisbury Cathedral* *tallest UK cathedral, contains what is said to be the oldest clock in the world (1386), Cathedral unique in Europe as was built in only 38 years (1220-1258), so has a remarkably uniform exterior,

*Wells Cathedral* *over 300 medieval statues on West Front (said to be the largest in Europe), extremely unique mid-14th century “scissor-arches”,

*Winchester Cathedral* *longest 'medieval' cathedral in the world, along with longest ‘medieval’ nave, the crypts (built 1079) are haunting when submerged in water (as flood often).

*Peterborough Cathedral* *known for its famous “West Front”, a very early English Gothic facade which is unrivalled in Gothic architecture, also inside the largest of the 4 remaining decorated medieval wooden cathedral ceilings (built in around 1200) remaining in Europe,

*Norwich Cathedral* *made of beautiful french Caen stone (Canterbury Cathedral was also built extensively with it), has over 1000 painted medieval “bosses” situated on the ceiling vault - an unrivalled treasure.

*Gloucester Cathedral* *the cathedral cloisters are absolutely stunning and were featured in some of the Harry Potter movies, another interesting feature inside the cathedral - the 46 misericords (carved in the 1300’s), depicting a wide array of strange and charming scenes.

*Westminster Abbey* *the most well known, has held the coronations of many English Kings/ Queens for over 1000 years, a very important site for this reason with many notable historical figures buried within its walls. Interestingly, it also contains one of the countries oldest doors (dated to 1050AD).

*There are many more, but I think these are some of the greatest in England.*

[hugoshobbies]

I really love gothic cathedrals. In my opinion the dome of cologne is the most beautiful building ever built and its sheer complexity always stuns me, no matter how often I visit this building.
However, I never thought about the building order that was necessary, so thanks for showing and explaining :)

[blauwzakjecrack]

No Bs, no personal memorabilia, just straight up, hardcore information! as efficient as possible. love it! <3

[ArtifiSir]

It's so hard to overstate the importance and delight of a practical demo for understanding things.

[andrebartels]

Now I finally understand what Tom Builder did. Thank you for that easily understandable explanation.

[Romalvx]

I have studied architecture of places of worship, your videos are inspiring and helped me to explain details to technicians. Thank you!

[loserock]

⛪️ Long live the Notre-Dame and all cathedrals around the world!