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Apse under Stormy Skies
East end of Chartres Cathedral (c.1220-60), with five semi-circular radiating chapels. An extra row of single flying buttresses supported the apse from the beginning and a third row was added in the 14th century. Image credit: Holly Hayes
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old-fashioned flower design element

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