Flamboyant

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This article is about the style of architecture. For tree often referred to as flamboyant, see Royal Poinciana. For Pet Shop Boys' song, see Flamboyant (song).
Flamboyant Gothic blind arcading and purely decorative tracery on the 16th-century transept of Senlis
Flamboyant Gothic blind arcading and purely decorative tracery on the 16th-century transept of Senlis

Flamboyant is the name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France, Spain and Portugal during the 15th century. It evolved from the Rayonnant style and was marked by even greater attention to decoration then the latter. The name derives from the flame-like windings of its tracery and the dramatic lengthening of pediments and the tops of arches.

[edit] Some Examples of the Flamboyant Gothic Style

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