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These are called flying buttresses, designed to support the weight of the structure from the sides. everything about gothic cathedrals, pointed arches, vault, windows, were ingeniously engineered to make the most of primitive technology, so they can get closer to the sky and God, which is why they're beautiful.
Honest buildings that with function foremost in mind are beautiful. Neoclassical is not because they LARP as something they are not, like trannies.