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Externally and are characteristic of Gothic churches both great

Summary: Externally and are characteristic of Gothic churches both great and small the number and positioning being one of the greatest variables in Gothic architecture In Italy the tower if present is almost always detached from the building as at and is often from an earlier structure In France and Spain two towers on the front is the norm In England Germany and Scandinavia this is often the arrangement but an English cathedral may also be surmounted by an enormous tower at the crossing Smaller churches usually have just one tower but this may also be the case at larger buildings such as or which has the tallest spire in the world slightly exceeding that of the tallest which was actually completed during the medieval period at 160 metres 520 ft Externally and are characteristic of Gothic churches both great and small the number and positioning being one of the greatest variables in Gothic architecture In Italy the tower if present is almost always detached from the building as at and is often from an earlier structure In France and Spain two towers on the front is the norm In England Germany and Scandinavia this is often the arrangement but an English cathedral may also be surmounted by an enormous tower at the crossing Smaller churches usually have just one tower but this may also be the case at larger buildings such as or which has the tallest spire in the world slightly exceeding that of the tallest which was actually completed during the medieval period at 160 metres 520 ft

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