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Identifying feature

Buttress

A mass of stone or brick built against an outside wall to resist the outward push, called thrust, of the roof. It is common on medieval churches and castles.

a sign of these styles

St. Mary's Church, Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany: an example of Brick Gothic Brick Gothic c. 1200–1550 Pointed arches and buttresses in red brick, patterned with glazed bricks, under stepped gables and steep roofs.

also seen on

Collegiate GothicGothicGothic RevivalManuelineNormanPerpendicular GothicRomanesque

often seen with

Pointed arch An arch whose two curved sides meet at a point, called the apex. Tracery window A window divided by vertical stone bars called mullions, which branch at the top into curved stonework… Spire A tall, tapering structure in the form of a cone or narrow pyramid, built on top of a tower or roof. Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof. Arcade A row of arches carried on columns or piers (thick square supports), often forming a covered walkway along a… Carved stone relief Figures or patterns carved into stone so they project from a flat background, called low relief when shallow… Crenellation A parapet, or low wall along a roof edge, with raised blocks called merlons alternating with gaps called… Lancet window A tall, narrow window topped by a pointed arch.