In the ensuing decades, this model was used in Reims and Amiens, Salisbury in England, Burgos in Spain, and Marburg and Trier in Germany.
The ensuing phase, known as “classical Gothic,” began with the reconstruction of Chartres Cathedral from 1195 onward. Technical innovations—rectangular ribbed vaults, systematic use of flying buttresses—made it possible to do away with galleries and design a soaring elevation on three levels. In the ensuing decades, this model was used in Reims and Amiens, Salisbury in England, Burgos in Spain, and Marburg and Trier in Germany. Bourges Cathedral, which was a contemporary but alternative project to that of Chartres, was characterized by the fusion of space. Its impact was not as large, but can be observed in both France (Saint-Julien in Le Mans) and Spain (Santa María in Toledo).