flamboyants a Madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.
Flamboyant (from French: flamboyant, lit. 'flaming') is a form of late Gothic architecture that developed in Europe in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, from around 1375 to the mid-16th century.[1] It is characterized by double curves forming flame-like shapes in the bar-tracery, which give the style its name; [1][2] by the multiplication of ornamental ribs in the vaults; and by the use of the arch in accolade.[3] Ribs in Flamboyant tracery are recognizable by their flowing forms, which are influenced by the earlier curvilinear tracery of the Second Gothic (or Second Pointed) styles.[1] Very tall and narrow pointed arches and gables, particularly double-curved ogee arches, are common in buildings of the Flamboyant style.[2] In most regions of Europe, Late Gothic styles like Flamboyant replaced the earlier Rayonnant style and other early variations.[4]
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