Happy #WorldGothDay! Ever wondered what makes a building Gothic? While Gothic buildings vary in size, location, and age, there are 5 key elements you can use to identify them: 1. Large stained glass windows 2. Pointed arches 3. Ribbed vaults 4. Flying buttresses 5. Ornate decoration Are you a fan? Images: 1. Reims Cathedral, Central Arch West Doorway], 1870s - 1880s, French. Getty Museum 2. Lincoln Cathedral, the Galilee Porch, 1857, Roger Fenton. Getty Museum 3. Cathedrale de Tours, about 1875, Constant Peigne. Getty Museum 4. The Frauenkirche and Schöner Brunnen, Nuremberg, 1860s–1870s, German. Getty Museum. 5. Tabernacle, St. Lorenz, Nuremberg, about 1870–1890, German. Getty Museum