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'''Gothic Architecture''' is a style of architecture used from the [[12th century|12th]] to [[15th century|15th]] centuries. It got its name as a demeaning term in the [[16th century]] by architects who felt it to be barbaric. |
'''Gothic Architecture''' is a style of [[architecture]] used from the [[12th century|12th]] to [[15th century|15th]] centuries. It got its name as a demeaning term in the [[16th century]] by architects who felt it to be [[barbarian|barbaric]]. |
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Traditionally Gothic Architecture is defined as having three features: [[flying butress]]es, [[gothic arch]]es and [[ribbed vault]]s. All of these features appeared in [[Romanesque Architecture]] at various points, but Gothic Architecture is unique in combining them. |
Traditionally Gothic Architecture is defined as having three features: [[flying butress]]es, [[gothic arch]]es and [[ribbed vault]]s. All of these features appeared in [[Romanesque Architecture]] at various points, but Gothic Architecture is unique in combining them. |
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Revision as of 16:29, 7 November 2006
Gothic Architecture is a style of architecture used from the 12th to 15th centuries. It got its name as a demeaning term in the 16th century by architects who felt it to be barbaric.
Traditionally Gothic Architecture is defined as having three features: flying butresses, gothic arches and ribbed vaults. All of these features appeared in Romanesque Architecture at various points, but Gothic Architecture is unique in combining them.
