Rubén Rodríguez Elizalde

GEOMETRIC PROPORTIONING OF THE WIDEST GOTHIC NAVE: BLONDEL'S RULE AND THE BUTTRESS SYSTEM OF GIRONA CATHEDRAL

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Girona contains the widest uninterrupted Gothic stone-vaulted nave ever constructed, with a clear span of 22.98 m. This exceptional dimension raises a fundamental question regarding the proportional and geometric logic through which medieval builde...

GEOMETRIC PROPORTIONING OF THE WIDEST GOTHIC NAVE: BLONDEL'S RULE AND THE BUTTRESS SYSTEM OF GIRONA CATHEDRAL

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Girona contains the widest uninterrupted Gothic stone-vaulted nave ever constructed, with a clear span of 22.98 m. This exceptional dimension raises a fundamental question regarding the proportional and geometric logic through which medieval builde...