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"The different designs of the two towers reflect the Gothic dismissal of Romanesque absolute balance and symmetry as well as the growing refinements of the Gothic style" (Sayre 177).
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"The decorative patterns at the bottom of these jamb columns are, interestingly, reminiscent of Islamic designs in Spain" (Sayre 182).
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"Romanesque architects used buttressing, but concealed it under the aisle roofs" (Sayre 180).
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"The Zagreb Cathedral dates back to 1217 and is dedicated to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Over the years the Cathedral has been plundered by the invading Mongols and Turks" ("Zagreb Cathedral, Kaptol, Zagreb.").
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"The sculptors who decorated the facade quickly became famous and traveled across Europe, carrying their style to Spain and Italy" (Sayre 181).
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"Although the chapel was originally surrounded by the royal castle- today it is surrounded by the Ministry of Justice" (Sayre 187).
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"Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian Church" ("Sacred Destinations").
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"Cologne Cathedral is a building of superlatives that is the centre and hallmark of this city on the Rhine" ("Cologne Cathedral." Unesco World Heritage Centre.).
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"The present-day sculptural decoration of the town hall dates to 1853. The original that was built in 1376 was destroyed during the French Revolution" (Sayre 188).
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"Malbork Castle is the most complete and elaborate example of the Gothic brick castle complex in the characteristic and unique style of the Teutonic Order" ("Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.").
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"Trinity rests on some 4500 wooden piles, each driven though 30 feet of gravel fill, silt, and clay, and constantly wetted by the water table of the Back Bay so they do not rot if exposed to air" ("Trinity Church in the City of Boston.").
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"Since 1994, the former statehouse has served the people of Louisiana as a historical, cultural, civic and educational institution whose primary purpose is to collect, preserve and present" ("Museum.").
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"Built from 1902 to 1903, St. Mark Methodist Church is one of Atlanta's few remaining early 20th-century Gothic style granite churches" (United States. National Park Service. "St. Mark Methodist Church).
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"Gothic residential complex with six variously proportioned courts that provide a sense of intimacy and grandeur in the shadows of the 216-foot-tall Harkness Tower" ("Yale University.").
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"The soaring arches of the Princeton University Chapel have summoned countless people to come inside to find faith, peace, inspiration, challenge, and courage" ("Chapel.").
