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Flying buttresses were added to Gothic Cathedrals to provide more support. Gothic Cathedrals were pretty big, so the wall alone was not always enough to withstand all that pressure.
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Which gothic invention solved the problem of thrust allowing cathedral to soar to new heights?
I am probably helping some 8th grader on their test based on how ackwardly this question is stated, but here goes: I think you are asking "what feature of gothic architecture allowed for the construction of larger, taller cathedrals." If this is what you are asking, your answer is the flying buttress, which provided additional aupport to the structures and allowed architects to build taller cathedrals.
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flying buttresses
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The Gothic architectural innovation providing outer support for lateral thrust was?
Buttresses and flying buttresses.
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Flying buttresses are supports for a wall, located outside of the building. Used mostly in Gothic cathedrals. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_buttress
What is a flying buttresses?
Flying buttresses are supports for a wall, located outside of the building. Used mostly in Gothic cathedrals. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_buttress
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