Notre Dame - clerestory

Notre Dame de Paris Clerestoire

The clerestory is the space, lit by colored glass, where elevation and vaulting meet. The bundle of slender columns which flank each stained glass window supports the ribs of the vault. These ribs, used in both transverse and diagonal arches, reinforce the stone canopy, in effect holding the entire structure together.

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