Gothic Architecture: what it is, how to identify it,where it comes from
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As you tour Europe you will find yourself repeadedly and pleasantly experiencing different types of architecture. Some churches will be referred to as Gothic some will have the appellation Renaisance and of course any number of other names that reference the style the structure is built in. When I first started traveling I had no real idea of what each distinction meant and how to tell the difference between them. So with that in mind let me start off a series of these short articles by breaking down the components of Gothic Architecture. Gothic architecture was the style of choice in the medieval period (12th-14th/15th Century) and at the time was referred to as “French style”. The term Gothic was only applied to a building’s design well into the .... |
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