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Gothic Architecture

Gothic architecture flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages, evolving from Romanesque architecture and characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses. Most familiar as the architecture of Europe's great cathedrals and churches, Gothic architecture expressed powerful emotions through its designs and many ecclesiastical buildings remain as architecturally distinctive works of art. A Gothic revival began in the 18th century and continued into the 20th century, largely for churches and universities.

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Gothic Architecture

Gothic architecture flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages, evolving from Romanesque architecture and characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses. Most familiar as the architecture of Europe's great cathedrals and churches, Gothic architecture expressed powerful emotions through its designs and many ecclesiastical buildings remain as architecturally distinctive works of art. A Gothic revival began in the 18th century and continued into the 20th century, largely for churches and universities.

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Gothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during

the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded
by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th century France and lasting into the 16th century,
Gothic architecture was known during the period as Opus Francigenum ("French work") with the
term Gothic first appearing during the later part of the Renaissance. Its characteristics include
the pointed arch, the ribbed vault (which evolved from the joint vaulting of Romanesque
architecture) and the flying buttress. Gothic architecture is most familiar as the architecture of many
of the great cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Europe. It is also the architecture of
many castles, palaces, town halls, guild halls, universities and to a less prominent extent, private
dwellings, such as dorms and rooms.

It is in the great churches and cathedrals and in a number of civic buildings that the Gothic style was
expressed most powerfully, its characteristics lending themselves to appeals to the emotions,
whether springing from faith or from civic pride. A great number of ecclesiastical buildings remain
from this period, of which even the smallest are often structures of architectural distinction while
many of the larger churches are considered priceless works of art and are listed
with UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. For this reason a study of Gothic architecture is often largely a
study of cathedrals and churches.

A series of Gothic revivals began in mid-18th century England, spread through 19th century Europe
and continued, largely for ecclesiastical and university structures, into the 20th century.

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