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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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