Groined arch and a flying buttress; both are common architectural elements.

Arch

Groined arch and a flying buttress; both are common architectural elements.

Buttress and Flying Buttress.

Buttress

Buttress and Flying Buttress.

Flying Buttress, St. Ouen.

Buttress, Flying

Flying Buttress, St. Ouen.

"Flying Buttress of Flank." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Flying Buttress

"Flying Buttress of Flank." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893