Well no one word, or even many words, could *describe* these. What you 
were asking
us to do is to *classify* them. I think "Gothic" is the right general 
classification for these two,
but an expert might have another more precise classification ( Wikipedia 
is unlikely
to make us experts).
I would call the organ, "Baroque" but I'm very fuzzy about 
classifications or architectural
styles. I would call all three "impressive" but that's not really a 
description or a classification
but more like "O Wow!".

I don't know about the woman in blue in the lady chapel photo.

David


Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> OK, take a look at this:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/nuktqb
> 
> and this:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/l4xg4u
> 
> Note the pointed arches, the vaulted roof, the multiplicity of vertical 
> elements, the heavily ribbed columns, the geometric designs of circles 
> and epicycloids, the curves and diagonals, the general "encrusted" look 
> of the curving...
> 
> Now if *I* were looking for a way to describe all this, I'd choose 
> either just "ornate", or probably "gothic". But I have no idea whether 
> that's technically correct...
>

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