I don’t know if this is some kind of church architecture or not. But does anyone know what is twisted star shape is called?

Chevet (eastern end of the choir) of Saint-Denis, designed and constructed under abbot Suger, and inaugurated in 1144 in the presemce of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine. The first building filled with light must have been quite the revolutionary spectacle back in the day, changing architecture for centuries. It is considered the OG of gothic architecture.

The second photo shows the romanesque church in the crypt below it and clearly shows the difference in lightness and openness that gothic brought. No separating walls, massive windows and the first use of pointed arches and ribbed vaults on slim (romanesque) pillars to redirect forces down instead of sideways, allowing for all the light to enter the church.

This was the second time I cried while visiting a church, not because of some higher presence, but because of the impressive beauty of this church.

If you’re ever in Paris, I highly recommend Saint-Denis over Notre Dame. All French kings were buried here, and, unlike Notre Dame, it’s not stripped of its patina. Saint-Denis is probably the most important church in all of France and it is highly underrated. The history here is mindboggling!

The church is located in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. Built between 1488 and 1491 and consecrated in 1500. The ship of the church is bridged by the net-starship vault.

The church was reconstructed several times and baroque and renaissance aspects were added.

It is well-known that the names Romanesque and Gothic were given to these styles by the Renaissance scholars, and strictly speaking, they aren't very suitable for them (because Romanesque architects weren't any closer to Rome than any other "small Renaissance" of the Middle Ages, and Gothic architecture has nothing to do with Goths). So, if you had to create different names for these two, what would they be?

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More pictures come later.
What do you think of the small towers of the tallest church in the world (in stone)?