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Gothic architecture
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 archesGothicarchitectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture - architecture as a kind of art formEnglish-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style, perpendicular - a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting |
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture (1050–1530)A revolutionary style of construction of the High Middle Ages in western Europe which emerged from Romanesque and Byzantine forms. The term “Gothic” was originally applied as one of reproach and contempt. The style was characterized by a delicate balance between the lateral thrust from loads and the force of gravity. It was most often found in cathedrals employing the rib vault, pointed arches, flying buttresses and the gradual reduction of the walls to a system of richly decorated fenestration. The style’s features were height and light, achieved through a mixture of skeletal structures and increasing use of windows. Walls were no longer necessary to support the roof and could be replaced with large, tall windows of stained glass. One of the finest and oldest examples of French Gothic architecture is Notre Dame in Paris.     Gothic architecture  Gothic architecture: vault construction  Gothic architecture: Gothic pier  Gothic architecture: Late type Gothic base, Rouen  Gothic architecture showing construction of a Gothic church, illustrating principles of isolated supports and buttressing The architectural style of the High Middle Ages in Western Europe, which emerged from Romanesque and Byzantine forms in France during the later 12th cent. Its great works are cathedrals, characterized by the pointed arch, the rib vault, the development of the exterior flying buttress, and the gradual reduction of the walls to a system of richly decorated fenestration. Gothic architecture lasted until the 16th cent., when it was succeeded by the classical forms of the Renaissance. In France and Germany one speaks of the Early, High, and Late Gothic; the French middle phase is referred to as Rayonnant, the late phase as Flamboyant. In English architecture the usual divisions are Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular.Gothic architecture
Related to Gothic architecture: Romanesque architecture, Roman architecture, Baroque architecture, Renaissance architectureSynonyms for Gothic architecturenoun a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuriesSynonymsRelated Words- architectural style
- style of architecture
- type of architecture
- English-Gothic
- English-Gothic architecture
- perpendicular style
- perpendicular
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