very differen t and m ore vertical visu al character than R om anesque. In G othic architecture the pointed arch is used in ev e ry lo ca tio n where a vau lted sh a p e is c a lle d for, both structural and decorative G othic open in g s su ch as d o orw a y s, w in d o w s, arcades and g a lleries h av e p ointed arches. G othic vaulting above spaces both large and sm a ll is u su ally supported b y richly m o u ld ed ribs. R o w s o f pointed arches u pon d elicate shafts form a ty p ica l waH d eco ra tio n kn o w n a s b lin d arcading. N ic h e s w ith pointed arches and con ta in in g statuary are a m ajor external feature. T h e poin ted arch lent its e lf to elaborate in tersecting shapes w h ic h d ev elo p ed w ith in w in d o w sp a ces into c o m p le x G o th ic tracery form ing the structural supporl o f the large w in d o w s that are characteristic o f the sty le.)
gotika me’morligida keng ishlatilgan vertikal to‘g‘ri chiziklar(kontrast) yanada oshiradi. Me’morlik konstruksiyasida sodir boigan bu o‘zgarishlar binoning ichki va tashqi tomoni ko‘rinishida ham o‘z ifodasini topdi. Gotika interyerlari keng, bahavo, yorug‘. Transept va asosiy nef orasidagi keskin chegarasi namoyishi ham bu xususiyatini yanada orttiradi. Soborning old tomoni gavjum, keng maydonga qaratib quriladi. Uning bezatilishiga esa alohida e’tibor beriladi. Xaykaltaroshlik hamda me’morlikning dekorativ elimentiari bino old tomonining yanada serjilva va nails boiib ko‘rinishiga xizmat qiladi. Gotika interyerlari devorlarida yaxlit tekis yuzalarning kamligi, monumental devoriy rangtasvirlaming rivojlanishiga sabab boidi. Uning oinini vitraj san’ati egalladi. Gotika binolarning katta-katta
