Scenario part——Gothic Style

The architectures of Gothic style flourished during the period of high and late medieval with the characteristic features including the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the colorful stained glasses. There are a number of distinguished Gothic architectures all over the world like Westminster Abby, Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris, the Cathedral of Cologne and so forth. A Gothic architecture always expresses its powerful, splendid and elegant emotion.

In Gothic Architecture, the pointed arch, as a defining characteristic, might be designed in every opening such as doorway, arcade and gallery for both structural and decorative. The pointed arch lends itself to a suggestion of height. So does St Giles Cathedral. It also has a most notable Crown Spire on the tower to emphasize the height, verticality as well as the majesty.

Usually, Gothic Architecture is quite famous for its ribbed vaults and the flying buttresses.

There is a saying that the Gothic cathedral represented the universe in microcosm and each architectural concept, including the loftiness and huge dimensions of the structure, were intended to convey a theological message: the great glory of God. We can easily find the evidence in a Gothic cathedral through the architectural design both mathematically and geometrically, as well as the symbolic which underlies the religious implication.

Look at these statues, sculptural decoration of St Giles Cathedral; they are the essence of creation originated from the Old and New Testaments or other sacred history. Besides, most churches are richly decorated with the stained windows as well. St Giles Cathedral also has a collection of significant stained windows. Most of them dated from the Chambers Restoration (1872-83) onwards. This window, at the west end of the church, shows the crossing of the Jordan in the upper section, and portrays the figures of three great heroines of the Old Testament in the lower lights. The window has been designed to enhance the western light that it catches, and shows a masterful use of color.