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English-Gothic architecture

DEFINITIONS OF: English-Gothic architecture

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n a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

Synonyms:
English-Gothic, perpendicular, perpendicular style
Types:
Tudor architecture
a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses
Type of:
Gothic, Gothic architecture
a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
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