Why Do They Call It Flying Buttresses?
Definition of a Flying Buttress Flying Buttresses Get Their Name Because They Buttress, or Support from the Side, a Building While Having a Part of the Actual...
What's the flying buttress meaning?
Flying buttress, masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends (“flies”) from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of a roof or vault.
Who invented flying buttress?
Rudimentary flying buttresses were introduced by William the Englishman, beginning in 1179 (F. Woodman, The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathe- dral, London, 1981, 87-130).
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