Apse with Flying Buttresses
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.
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.