Flamboyant
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Flamboyant is the name given to a florid style of architecture in vogue in France during the 15th and 16th century. The name derives from the flame-like windings of its tracery.
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flamboyant
- Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
- Architecture Referred to as the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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