Flamboyant Gothic
E191901
Flamboyant Gothic is a highly ornate late Gothic architectural style characterized by intricate stone tracery, flowing flame-like patterns, and elaborate decorative detailing, especially in church and cathedral façades.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flamboyant Gothic canonical | 23 |
| Gothic | 4 |
| French Flamboyant Gothic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1697460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flamboyant Gothic Context triple: [Rouen Cathedral, architecturalStyle, Flamboyant Gothic]
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Decorated Gothic
Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.
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Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a medieval European architectural style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows, used prominently in grand cathedrals and churches.
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Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Collegiate Gothic
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style used primarily on American university campuses that adapts medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, towers, and ornamented stonework—to modern academic buildings.
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Perpendicular Gothic
Perpendicular Gothic is the final phase of English Gothic architecture, characterized by strong vertical lines, large windows with elaborate tracery, and fan vaulting, prominent in late medieval buildings such as Henry VII's Lady Chapel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flamboyant Gothic Target entity description: Flamboyant Gothic is a highly ornate late Gothic architectural style characterized by intricate stone tracery, flowing flame-like patterns, and elaborate decorative detailing, especially in church and cathedral façades.
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A.
Decorated Gothic
Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.
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B.
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a medieval European architectural style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows, used prominently in grand cathedrals and churches.
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C.
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Collegiate Gothic
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style used primarily on American university campuses that adapts medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, towers, and ornamented stonework—to modern academic buildings.
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E.
Perpendicular Gothic
Perpendicular Gothic is the final phase of English Gothic architecture, characterized by strong vertical lines, large windows with elaborate tracery, and fan vaulting, prominent in late medieval buildings such as Henry VII's Lady Chapel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic architectural style
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architectural style ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | style flamboyant ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOf |
Saint-Corentin Cathedral
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surface form:
Cathedral of Saint-Corentin in Quimper (later work)
Cathedral of Saint-Gatien in Tours (façade) ⓘ Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais (façade elements) ⓘ Palais de Justice of Rouen ⓘ
surface form:
Palais de Justice in Rouen
Rouen Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Rouen Cathedral façade (France)
Saint-Maclou Church in Rouen ⓘ Sainte-Chapelle ⓘ
surface form:
Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
Tour Saint-Jacques ⓘ
surface form:
Tour Saint-Jacques in Paris
Église Saint-Séverin in Paris (later phases) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
15th century
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early 16th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| etymology | name derives from French word "flamboyant" meaning flaming or blazing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ornamental richness
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visual complexity ⓘ |
| follows |
French Rayonnant Gothic
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surface form:
Rayonnant Gothic
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| hasCharacteristic |
complex window tracery
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curvilinear forms ⓘ dense decorative programs ⓘ elaborate decorative detailing ⓘ emphasis on surface decoration ⓘ flame-like tracery motifs ⓘ flowing flame-like patterns ⓘ highly ornate decoration ⓘ intricate gables and pinnacles ⓘ intricate stone tracery ⓘ perforated gables ⓘ rich sculptural ornament ⓘ sinuous ogee curves ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Rayonnant Gothic
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surface form:
Rayonnant Gothic
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| mainRegion | France ⓘ |
| partOf | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| precedes | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| subtypeOf | Late Gothic ⓘ |
| typicalElement |
complex gable designs
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elaborate window tracery ⓘ flamboyant tracery in rose windows ⓘ highly decorated portals ⓘ intricate balustrades ⓘ ornate façades ⓘ richly carved stonework ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cathedral architecture
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church architecture ⓘ civic buildings ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ |
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Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Flamboyant Gothic
this entity surface form:
Gothic
this entity surface form:
Gothic
this entity surface form:
Gothic
this entity surface form:
Gothic