Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Amiens Cathedral' has mentioned 'Flying buttresses' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Earlier cathedrals 1.2 Construction 1.3 Strengthening (15th century) 1.4 Modifications (16xe2x80x9318th century) 1.5 The Revolution and the 19th century 1.6 Protection and restoration (20th century) 2 Exterior 2.1 The west facade and the portals 2.2 Bell towers 2.3 Beau Pilier 2.4 The flxc3xa8che 2.5 Flying buttresses 3 Interior 3.1 The nave 3.2 The pulpit 3.3 The transept 3.4 The choir 3.5 The Choir screen (15thxe2x80x9316th c.) 3.6 The altar 3.7 The labyrinth 3.8 The chevet and east chapels 3.9 The lateral and transept chapels 4 The treasury 5 Stained glass windows 5.1 Rose windows 6 The organ 7 Light show - the faxc3xa7ade in colour 8 Notable burials and memorials 9 Notes and citations 10 Bibliography and sources 11 Further reading 12 See also 13 External links | WIKI |
| The original design of the flying buttresses around the choir had them placed too high to counteract the force of the ceiling arch pushing outwards resulting in excessive lateral forces being placed on the vertical columns. | WIKI |
| The structure was only saved when masons placed a second row of more robust flying buttresses that connected lower down on the outer wall. | WIKI |
| Major works were also carried out to strengthen the flying buttresses. | WIKI |
| Flying buttresses[edit] | WIKI |
| The flying buttresses are the architectural feature that made possible the exceptional height of the walls of the nave and choir. | WIKI |
| The flying buttresses between the bays supporting the upper walls of the choir The early buttresses of the nave, drawn by Viollet-Le-Duc (c. 1230) The later reinforced double buttresses of the choir (c. 1260) | WIKI |