The Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture are fundamentally different due to clashing ideologies as to how a church, specifically, should be represented. The Romanesque period prioritized strong, fortress like churches that were thick and massive. Contrarily, the Gothic period incorporated the concept of “Verticality” which highlighted tall, skinny architectural components. One direct example that could be analyzed is the difference between the buttress and the flying buttress. While traditional buttresses were structural components held tightly to the outer walls of buildings, flying buttresses were long, tall buttresses that almost made churches look skeletal.