In architecture, the principal use of the term is to describe an arch composed of two ogees, mirrored left-to-right and meeting at an apex.[1] First seen in textiles in the 1100s CE, the use of ogee elements, and in particular in the design of arches, has been said to characterise Venetian Gothic and Gothic Revival architectural styles.[2]:218 Ogee windows and arches were introduced to European cities from the Middle East, probably via Venetian Gothic architecture.[citation needed] In particular, the ogee characterises Gothic architecture, especially in late Gothic decorative elements of the 14th and 15th century—styles called Flamboyant in France, and Decorated in England.[citation needed] In these, the usual pointed lancet arch with a single curve to each side is supplemented by ogee arches, especially in windows.[citation needed] Ogee arches were also a feature of English Gothic architecture in the later thirteenth century.[6]