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Gothic architecture

DEFINITIONS OF: Gothic architecture

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n 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

Synonyms:
Gothic
Types:
English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Tudor architecture
a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses
Type of:
architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture
architecture as a kind of art form
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