'Examine how expression of feelings, beliefs and ideas are portrayed through Gothic architecture in the 12-13 century particularly in northern France.'

My project has been carried out to find information on how expression of feelings, beliefs and ideas are portrayed through gothic architecture in northern France in the 12-13 century period. Originating in northern France in the twelfth century, gothic architecture spread rapidly across England and the Continent, but what did gothic architecture represent? Gothic architecture was a revolutionary style that its designers and architects strove for height, unique design and mathematical harmony which represented the …

…the other parts of the church being the body. Vows of the heart are portrayed by sacrifices at the alter. The remarkable achievements of medieval people to produce such high quality advanced architecture and portray their Christian religious beliefs, ideas and feelings so vividly through symbolism is an extraordinary feat. Just to begin to imagine how such a monument of such magnitude could be built and what techniques must have been employed to build it.