Flying buttresses were added to do all of the following EXCEPT…

Question

a)  allow for higher taller, thinner walls

b)  allow for more stained glass to be put into the walls

c)   to help architects cover their butts when they saw cracks developing in already built walls

d)  to use as a defensive maze in the case of an attack

Answer 1

The answer is c) to help architects cover their butts when they saw cracks developing in already built walls. Flying buttresses are an architectural design aspect that supports the wall of the building by pushing upwards from the outside.