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Top:;: Centre: buttresses of, Facade statuary of; Bottom: windows of, ParisYears active12th–16th centuriesInfluencedGothic architecture (Latin: francigenum opus) is a that flourished in during the. It evolved from and was succeeded. Originating in 12th-century, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.Its most prominent features included the use of the and the, which allowed the weight of the roof to be counterbalanced by buttresses outside the building, giving greater height and more space for windows. Another important feature was the extensive use of, and the, to bring light and color to the interior. Another feature was the use of realistic statuary on the exterior, particularly over the portals, to illustrate biblical stories for the largely illiterate parishioners.

Some key architectural features, such as the and a decorative kind of, existed earlier outside Europe, and may have been derived from. These features had both existed in, but they were used more extensively and in more innovative ways to make Gothic cathedrals higher, stronger, and filled with light.The first important example is generally considered to be the, near Paris, whose choir was reconstructed with Gothic and large stained glass windows between 1140 and 1144. Contents.Name Gothic architecture was known during the period as opus francigenum ('French/ work'). The term 'Gothic architecture' originated in the 16th century and was originally very negative, suggesting something barbaric. Used the term 'barbarous German style' in his 1550 to describe what is now considered the Gothic style, and in the introduction to the Lives he attributed various architectural features to ' whom he held responsible for destroying the ancient buildings after they conquered, and erecting new ones in this style.

History Origins – Early Gothic (1130–1200). Facade of, facade begun about 1200The Gothic style originated in the region of northern France in the first half of the 12th century. A new dynasty of French Kings, the, had subdued the feudal lords, and had become the most powerful rulers in France, with their capital in Paris. They allied themselves with the bishops of the major cities of northern France, and reduced the power of the feudal abbots and monasteries. Their rise coincided with an enormous growth of the population and prosperity of the cities of northern France. The Capetian Kings and their bishops wished to build new cathedrals as monuments of their power, wealth, and religious faith.The church which served as the primary model for the style was the, which underwent reconstruction by the Abbot, first in the choir and then the facade (1140–44), Suger was a close ally and biographer of the French King, who was a fervent Catholic and builder, and the founder of the.

Suger remodeled the ambulatory of the Abbey, removed the enclosures that separated the chapels, and replaced the existing structure with imposing pillars. This created higher and wider bays, into which he installed larger windows, which filled the end of the church with light. Soon afterward he rebuilt the facade, adding three deep portals, each with a, an arch filled with sculpture illustrating biblical stories. The new facade was flanked by two towers.

He also installed a small circular over the central portal. This design became the prototype for a series of new French cathedrals.(begun between 1135 and 1140) was the first Cathedral to be built in the new style (St.

Denis was an abbey, not a Cathedral). Other versions of the new style soon appeared in (begun 1150); (begun 1165); and the most famous of all, where construction had begun in 1160.The Gothic style was also adapted by some French monastic orders, notably the order under. It was used in an austere form without ornament at the new Cistercian (1139–1147) and the church of, whose site is now occupied by a French prison.The new style was also copied outside the Kingdom of France in the. Early examples of Norman Gothic included (1210–1274); (rebuilt from Romanesque style in 12th century), (rebuilt from Romanesque 12th century). Through the rule of the, the new style was introduced to and spread from there to, northern. The Gothic style did not immediately replace the Romanesque everywhere in Europe. The Late Romanesque continued to flourish in the under the and.High Gothic (1200–1270).

Exterior of south rose window of (about 1250)The next period was termed ('Radiant'), describing the tendency toward the use of more and more stained glass and less masonry in the design of the structure, until the walls seemed entirely made of glass. The most celebrated example was the chapel of, the chapel attached to the royal residence on the. Both flying buttresses and side chambers were eliminated, leaving only simple buttresses, too close to the walls to support the side thrust of the vault, which must be born by innovative metal elements under tension.

The weight of each of the masonry gables above the of the windows also helped the walls to resist the thrust and to distribute the weight.Another landmark of the Rayonnant Gothic are the two rose windows on the north and south of the transept of. Whereas earlier rose windows, like those of, were framed by stone and occupied only a portion of the wall, these two windows, with a delicate lace-like framework, occupied the entire space between the pillars. Flamboyant Gothic (1350–1550). Facade of in, (1490s)The Gothic style appeared in the second half of the 14th century. Its characteristic features were more exuberant decoration, as the nobles and wealthy citizens of mostly northern French cities competed to build more and more elaborate churches and cathedrals.

It took its name from the sinuous, flame-like designs which ornamented windows. Other new features included the arc en accolade, a window decorated with an arch, stone pinnacles and floral sculpture. It also featured an increase in the number of nervures, or ribs, that supported and decorated each vault of the ceiling, both for greater support and decorative effect. Notable examples of Flamboyant Gothic include the western facade of and in Paris, both built in the 1370s; and the Choir of (1448 c.). Subsequently, the style spread to Northern Europe.

A notable example of Flamboyant Gothic in the Baltic region includes the in (1490s).Elements of Gothic style Plan. Fan-shaped rib vaults at (1496–1508)In Romanesque architecture, the rounded arches of the that covered the nave pressed directly down on the walls with crushing weight. This required massive columns, thick walls and small windows, and naturally limited the height of the building. Gothic architects found a solution through an innovative use of the.An early kind of rib vault, used at (8th century), was found under a cupola or dome, but was different in form and function from the later Gothic rib vault. The cupola itself was supported by or, a practice used in.

The ribs were decorative. The vaults in churches in dated to the 11th century, after Sicily had been conquered by the Normans, and resembled the vaults used at the same time in Normandy and England.Gothic builders designed a new and lighter kind of rib vault. They divided into compartments by a diagonal crossing of thin stone ribs ( ogives), and completed by two additional arcs perpendicular and parallel to the nave ( doubleaux and formerets). They also made innovative use of the broken arch or pointed arch. In Islamic and Romanesque architecture, pointed arches had usually been used in doorways and windows. Gothic architects used them at the meeting points of the ribs at the top of the vaults, which distributed the weight of the roof downwards and outwards, not just downwards. These ribs divided the early vaults into six compartments, each as wide as two traverses of the nave.

Some of the ribs went downwards as colonettes, and were bundled into pillars on the ground floor. Other ribs carried the thrust outwards to the walls, where it was counterbalanced by heavy outside the walls. Since the weight was supported by pillars and buttresses, the walls themselves could be much higher and thinner. This made possible the expanses of that were a characteristic of Gothic cathedrals.The earlier Gothic rib vaults, used at Notre Dame, Noyon, and Laon, were divided by the ribs into six compartments, were very difficult to build, and could only cross a limited space. In later cathedral construction, the design was simplified, and the rib vaults had only four compartments, and could cover a wider span; a single vault could cross the nave, and fewer pillars were needed.

The four-part vaults also made it possible to build the cathedrals even higher., begun in 1163 with four-part vaults, reached a height of 35 meters, remarkable for the time., begun in 1220 with four-part ribs, reached the height of 42.30 meters (138.8 feet) at the transept.In the later period of the Gothic style, from the early 14th century, the rib vaults lost their elegant simplicity and were loaded with additional ribs, sculptural designs, and sometimes pendants and other purely decorative elements. Flying buttress. The flying buttresses at Amiens combined carefully balanced weight with decoration (drawing by )Another important feature of Gothic architecture was the, designed to support the walls by means of arches connected to counter-supports outside the walls.

Flying buttresses had existed in simple forms since Roman times, but the Gothic builders raised their use to a fine art, balancing the thrust from the roof inside against the counter-thrust of the buttresses. The earliest Gothic cathedrals, including Saint-Denis and Notre-Dame in its beginning stages, did not have flying buttresses. Their walls were supported by heavy stone abutments placed directly against the walls.

The roof was supported by the ribs of the vaults, which were bundled with the columns below.In the later 12th and early 13th century, the buttresses became more sophisticated. New arches carried the thrust of the weight entirely outside the walls, where it was met by the counter-thrust of stone columns, with pinnacles placed on top for decoration and for additional weight. Thanks to this system of external buttresses, the walls could be higher and thinner, and could support larger stained glass windows. The buttresses themselves became part of the decoration; the pinnacles became more and more ornate, becoming more and more elaborate, as at. The arches had an additional practical purpose; they contained lead channels which carried rainwater off the roof; it was expelled from the mouths of stone placed in rows on the buttresses.In the late Gothic periods, the buttresses became extremely ornate, with a large amount of non-functional decoration in the form of pinnacles, curving arches, counter-curves, statuary and ornamental pendants.Height. Of 45 m (148 ft) high (1389–1452)An important characteristic of Gothic church architecture is its height, both absolute and in proportion to its width, the verticality suggesting an aspiration to Heaven.

The increasing height of cathedrals over the Gothic period was accompanied by an increasing proportion of the wall devoted to windows, until, by the late Gothic, the interiors became like cages of glass. This was made possible by the development of the flying buttress, which transferred the thrust of the weight of the roof to the supports outside the walls.

As a result, the walls gradually became thinner and higher, and masonry was replaced with glass. The four-part elevation of the naves of early Cathedrals such as Notre-Dame (arcade, tribune, triforium, claire-voie) was transformed in the choir of to very tall arcades, a thin triforium, and soaring windows up to the roof.Beauvais Cathedral reached the limit of what was possible with Gothic technology. A portion of the choir collapsed in 1284, causing alarm in all of the cities with very tall cathedrals. Panels of experts were created in Sienna and Chartres to study the stability of those structures. Only the transept and choir of Beauvais were completed, and in the 21st century, the transept walls were reinforced with cross-beams. No cathedral built since exceeded the height of the choir of Beauvais.A section of the main body of a Gothic church usually shows the as considerably taller than it is wide. In England, the proportion is sometimes greater than 2:1, while the greatest proportional difference achieved is at with a ratio of 3.6:1.

The highest internal vault is at at 48 metres (157 ft). Stained glass windows.

The north of (about 1250)One of the most prominent features of Gothic architecture was the use of stained glass window, which steadily grew in height and size and filled cathedrals with light and color. Historians including Viollet-le-Duc, Focillon, Aubert, and contended that this is one of the most universal features of the Gothic style.Religious teachings in the Middle Ages, particularly the writings of Religious, a 6th-century mystic whose book, was popular among monks in France, taught that all light was divine. When the Abbot ordered the reconstruction of the, he instructed that the windows in the choir admit as much light as possible.Many earlier Romanesque churches had stained glass windows, and many had round windows, called oculi, but these windows were necessarily small, due to the thickness of the walls.

The primary interior decorations of Romanesque cathedrals were painted murals. In the Gothic period, the improvements in rib vaults and flying buttresses allowed Cathedral walls to be higher, thinner and stronger, and windows were consequently considerably larger, The windows of churches in the late Gothic period, such as in Paris, filled the entire wall between the ribs of stone.

Enormous windows were also an important element of and.The main threat to cathedral windows was the wind; frames had to be extremely strong. The early windows were fit into openings cut into the stone. The small pieces of colored glass were joined together with pieces of lead, and then their surfaces were painted with faces and other details. And then the windows were mounted in the stone frames. Thin vertical and horizontal bars of iron, called vergettes or barlotierres, were placed inside the window to reinforce the glass.The stories told in the glass were usually episodes from the Bible, but they also sometimes illustrated the professions of the guilds which had funded the windows, such as the drapers, stonemasons or the barrel-makers.Much of the stained glass in Gothic cathedrals today dates from later restorations, but a few cathedrals, notably and, still have many of their original windows.

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Portals and the tympanum. North portal (begun 1245)Early Gothic Cathedrals traditionally have their main entrance at the western end of the church, opposite the choir. Based on the model of the and, there are usually three doorways with pointed arches, richly filled with sculpture. The, or arch, over each doorway is filled with realistic statues illustrating biblical stories, and the columns between the doors are often also crowded with statuary.

Following the example of Amiens, the tympanum over the central portal traditionally depicted the, the right portal showed the coronation of the Virgin Mary, and the left portal showed the lives of saints who were important in the diocese.The iconography of the sculptural decoration on the facade was not left to the artists. An edict of the in 787 had set the rules: 'The composition of religious images is not to be left to the inspiration of artists; it is derived from the principles put in place by the Catholic Church and religious tradition. Only the art belongs to the artist; the composition belongs to the Fathers.' The portals and interiors were much more colorful than they are today. Each sculpture on the tympanum and in the interior was painted by the peintre imagier, or image painter, following a system of colors codified in the 12th century; yellow, called gold, symbolized intelligence, grandeur and virtue; white, called argent, symbolized purity, wisdom, and correctness; black, or sable, meant sadness, but also will; green, or sinopole, represented hope, liberty and joy; red or guelues meant charity or victory; blue, or azure symbolized the sky, faithfulness and perseverance; and violet, or pourpre, was the color of royalty and sovereignty. Towers and spires.

AtThe exteriors and interiors of Gothic cathedrals, particularly in France, were lavishly ornamented with sculpture and decoration on religious themes, designed for the great majority of parishioners who could not read. They were described as 'Books for the poor.' To add to the effect, all of the sculpture on the facades was originally painted and gilded.Each feature of the Cathedral had a symbolic meaning. The main portals at, for instance, represented the entrance to paradise, with the depicted on the over the doors, showing Christ surrounded by the apostles, and by the signs of the zodiac, representing the movements of the heavens. The columns below the tympanum are in the form of statues of saints, literally reprinting them as 'the pillars of the church.' Each Saint had his own symbol; a winged lion stood for; an eagle with four wings meant, and a winged bull symbolized.

Sculpted angels had specific functions, sometimes as heralds, blowing trumpets, or holding up columns, as guardian angels; or holding crowns of thorns or crosses, as symbols of the crucifixion of Christ, or waving a container with incense, to illustrate their function at the throne of God. Floral and vegetal decoration was also very common, representing the Garden of Eden; grapes represented the wines of.The over the central portal on the west facade of vividly illustrates the, with figures of sinners being led off to hell, and good Christians taken to heaven. The sculpture of the right portal shows the coronation of the, and the left portal shows the lives of saints who were important to Parisians, particularly, the mother of the Virgin Mary.The exteriors of cathedrals and other Gothic churches were also decorated with sculptures of a variety of fabulous and frightening or monsters. These included the, a mythical hybrid creature which usually had the body of a lion and the head of a goat, and the or stryge, a creature resembling an or, which was said to eat human flesh. The strix appeared in classical Roman literature; it was described by the Roman poet, who was widely read in the Middle Ages, as a large-headed bird with transfixed eyes, rapacious beak, and greyish white wings. They were part of the visual message for the illiterate worshipers, symbols of the evil and danger that threatened those who did not follow the teachings of the church.The, which were added to Notre Dame in about 1240, had a more practical purpose.

They were the rain spouts of the cathedral, designed to divide the torrent of water which poured from the roof after rain, and to project it outwards as far as possible from the buttresses and the walls and windows so that it would not erode the mortar binding the stone. To produce many thin streams rather than a torrent of water, a large number of gargoyles were used, so they were also designed to be a decorative element of the architecture. The rainwater ran from the roof into lead gutters, then down channels on the flying buttresses, then along a channel cut in the back of the gargoyle and out of the mouth away from the cathedral.Many of the statues, particularly the grotesques, were removed from the facade in the 17th and 18th century, or were destroyed during the. They were replaced with figures in the Gothic style, designed by, during the 19th-century restoration.

Similar figures appear on the other Gothic Cathedrals of France.Another common feature of Gothic cathedrals in France was a or maze on the floor of the nave near the choir, which symbolized the difficult and often complicated journey of a Christian life before attaining paradise. Most labyrinths were removed by the 18th century, but a few, like the one at, have been reconstructed, and the labyrinth at still exists essentially in its original form. French Gothic. The Palm Tree of the, 28 meters high (, 1292)From the 12th century onwards, the Gothic style spread from Northern France to other regions of France and gradually to the rest of the Europe.

It was often carried by the highly skilled craftsmen who had trained in the Ile-de-France and then carried their crafts to other cities. The style was adapted to local styles and materials.In, the new naves were usually very long, sometimes more than one hundred meters, and, from the long Romanesque tradition, the walls were thicker than in northern France, and had shorter buttresses. The interiors were narrower than in the north, and were given a strong sense of verticality by long and narrow bays and lancet arches. Rose windows were rare, replaced on the exterior by a large bay in tiers point. The facades had less sculptural decoration; decoration in the interior was largely in geometric forms.

Norman Gothic also usually featured a profusion of towers, lanterns and spires; spires and spires sometimes were seventy meters high., and are notable examples of Norman Gothic.In, which had a long tradition, a was often included, and cathedrals often had a narrow passage the length of the cathedral at the level of the stained glass windows. As in.In the Southwest of France, the walls were thicker, with narrow openings, and doubled with arches. The flying buttress was rarely used, replaced by heavy abutments with chapels between.The south of France had its own distinct variation of the Gothic style: the. The Gothic cathedrals were often built with brick and tile rather than stone. They generally had thick walls and narrow windows, and were braced by heavy abutments rather than flying buttresses. The form of the tower of was copied by several cathedrals in the south, while the old nave of (1210-1220) gave the model of the single nave which was generally used in Southern French Gothic architecture (although some churches had two or three naves of equal height). Some Gothic cathedrals in the Midi took unusual form; the (1282–1480) was originally built as fortress, then converted to a cathedral.

Albi Cathedral has another very distinctive feature; a colorful interior and painted ceiling. In the of, the grafting of a single apse of polygonal plan on a church with two vessels gave birth to a starry vault whose complex organization anticipated more than a century on the flamboyant Gothic. Tradition refers to this masterpiece as 'palm tree', because the veins gush out of the smooth shaft of the column-like palm trees.The facade of is unusual; it is the combination of two unfinished cathedral buildings, begun in the 13th century and finally put together.

Toulouse Cathedral has no flying buttresses; it is supported by massive contreforts the height of the building, with chapels between.English Gothic. Fan vaults with pendants at the of (1503)The Gothic style was imported very early into England, in part due to the close connection with the, which until 1204 was still ruled by the Kings of England. The first period is generally called, and was dominant from about 1180 to 1275. The first part of major English cathedral to feature the new style was the choir of, begun about 1175. It was created by a French master builder,.

He added several original touches, including colored marble pavement, double columns in the arcades, and engaged slender colonettes which reached up to the vaults, borrowed from the design of. Was rebuilt from 1245 to 1517.

(1220–1320) is also a good example of early Gothic, with the exception of its tower and spire, which were added in 1320.The second period of English Gothic is known as. It is customarily divided into two the 'Geometric' style (1250–90) and the 'Curvilinear' style (1290–1350), and it is similar to the French style, with an emphasis on curvilinear forms, particularly in the windows. This period saw detailed stone carving reach its peak, with elaborately carved windows and, often with floral patterns, or with an accolade, a carved arch over a window decorated with pinnacles and a, or carved floral element.The rib vaults of the Decorated Gothic became extremely ornate, with a profusion of ribs that were purely ornamental. The vaults were often decorated with hanging stone pendants. The columns also became more ornamental, as at Peterborough Cathedral, with ribs spreading upward.The (c.

1380–1520) was final phase of English Gothic, lasting into the 16th century. As the name suggests, its emphasis was on clear horizontal and vertical lines, meeting at right angles. Columns extended upwards all the way to the roof, giving the interior the appearance of a cage of glass and stone, as in the nave of. The appeared, wider and lower and often framed by moldings, which was used to create larger windows and to balance the strong vertical elements. The design of the rib vaults became even more complex, including the with pendants used in the Henry VII chapel at (1503–07).A distinctive characteristic of English cathedrals is their extreme length, and their internal emphasis upon the horizontal, which may be emphasised visually as much or more than the vertical lines. Each English cathedral (with the exception of Salisbury) has an extraordinary degree of stylistic diversity, when compared with most French, German and Italian cathedrals. It is not unusual for every part of the building to have been built in a different century and in a different style, with no attempt at creating a stylistic unity.

Unlike French cathedrals, English cathedrals sprawl across their sites, with double transepts projecting strongly and Lady Chapels tacked on at a later date, such as at Westminster Abbey. In the west front, the doors are not as significant as in France, the usual congregational entrance being through a side porch.

The West window is very large and never a rose, which are reserved for the transept gables. The west front may have two towers like a French Cathedral, or none. There is nearly always a tower at the crossing and it may be very large and surmounted by a spire. The distinctive English east end is square, but it may take a completely different form.

Both internally and externally, the stonework is often richly decorated with carvings, particularly the capitals. Northern European Gothic. 1479)Between the 13th and 16th centuries, Gothic cathedrals were constructed in most of the major cities of northern Europe. For the most part, they followed the French model, but with variations depending upon local traditions and the materials available.

The first Gothic churches in Germany were built from about 1230. They included ( ca. 1233–1283) in, claimed to be the oldest Gothic church in Germany, and, which was built in three stages, the first beginning in 1120, though only the foundations of the original cathedral still exist. It is noted for its 116-metre tower, the only Gothic church tower in Germany that was completed in the Middle Ages (1330)., in the region within the, was another flourishing center for Gothic architecture. Was both King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Empire, and he had monumental tastes. He began construction of 's in the Gothic style in 1344, as well as a Gothic palace, in Central Bohemia, and Gothic buildings for the new. The nave of featured the filet vault, a decorative type of vault in which the ribs criss-crossed in a mesh pattern, similar to the vaults of and other English churches.

His other Gothic projects included the lavishly decorated Chapel of the Holy Cross inside (1357–1367), and the choir of begun in 1355, which was built on the model of in Paris. Gothic architecture in Germany and the kingdoms of the generally followed the French formula, but the towers were much taller and, if completed, were often surmounted by enormous openwork spires. The distinctive character of the interior of German Gothic cathedrals is their breadth and openness. German and Czech cathedrals, like the French, tend not to have strongly projecting.

There are also many ( Hallenkirchen) without windows. Is after the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete – a period of over 600 years.

It is 144.5 metres long, 86.5 m wide and its two towers are 157 m tall.(: Backsteingotik,: Gotyk ceglany) is a specific style common in, especially in Northern Germany, Poland and in the regions around the without natural rock resources. Prime examples of brick gothic include (1379–1502), (1290–1365) and (13th century).(1339–1365) has the distinctive feature of a polychrome roof. Another regional variation is the a style found in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is characterized by using light-colored or limestone, which allowed rich detailing but was prone to erosion. Features included columns with sculpted cabbage-like foliage, arched windows whose points came right up into the vaults. And, sometimes, a wooden ceiling. Examples include, in, the Netherlands, originally built as a Catholic Cathedral, now a Protestant church, and the in Brussels (15th century).Southern European Gothic Spain and Portugal.

Gothic nave of, Portugal, leads to a chapel (1280–1340)Strikingly different variations of the Gothic style appeared in southern Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal. Important examples of Spanish Gothic include, and.The distinctive characteristic of Gothic cathedrals of the is their spatial complexity, with many areas of different shapes leading from each other. They are comparatively wide, and often have very tall arcades surmounted by low clerestories, giving a similar spacious appearance to the Hallenkirche of Germany, as at the Church of the in Portugal. Many of the cathedrals are completely surrounded by chapels.

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Like English cathedrals, each is often stylistically diverse. This expresses itself both in the addition of chapels and in the application of decorative details drawn from different sources. Among the influences on both decoration and form are and, towards the end of the period, Renaissance details combined with the Gothic in a distinctive manner. The West front, as at, typically resembles a French west front, but wider in proportion to height and often with greater diversity of detail and a combination of intricate ornament with broad plain surfaces. At there are spires of German style. The roofline often has pierced parapets with comparatively few pinnacles. There are often towers and domes of a great variety of shapes and structural invention rising above the roof.

In is an outstanding example of construction that combines the style (a local adaptation of the gothic style) with the.In the territories under the (Aragon, Catalonia, in France, the, the, among others in the Italian islands), the Gothic style suppressed the and made the almost as high as the main nave, creating wider spaces, and with few ornaments. There are two different Gothic styles in the Aragonese lands: and, which are different from those in the and France.The most important samples of Catalan Gothic style are the cathedrals of, and (in ), the basilica of (in Barcelona), the (in Barcelona), and the church of in.The most important examples of Valencian Gothic style in the old are the, (Unesco World Heritage site), Torres de Quart, in, in, in, and, etc.Italy. (1535-1567) in, Mexico, is a late-Gothic church that is a byThere are late-Gothic architecture from the era in some of the oldest Christian churches built in the Americas. Few examples can be mentioned as the in built between 1514-1541, the building is mainly Gothic and is the oldest cathedral in the Americas; and the, started to built in 1573, which retains Gothic elements as the two of the and the vaults covering the; Other example is the in, Mexico, the exterior and interior are partially Gothic although the tower is Baroque, was built between 1540s-1550s. In the field of the Civil Gothic architecture, a notable example is the in, Mexico, built between 1523-1528, is the oldest conserved Colonial-era civil structure in the continental Americas, the palace has a style that blends Gothic and.There is also many late-Gothic architecture throughout Mexican territory. Also, there are several churches of the by UNESCO with the name that are Plateresque Gothics. Abbeys and monasteries.

Portugal (1386–1517)While cathedrals were the most prominent structures in the Gothic style, Gothic features were also built for many monasteries across Europe. Prominent examples were built by the in England, France, and Normandy. They were the builders of the, and in. Later Benedictine projects (constructions and renovations) include 's, the Abbey, and the choir of in France.English examples are, originally built as a order monastic church; and the reconstruction of.

The spread the style as far east and south as. Smaller orders such as the and also built some 200 churches, usually near cities. The and also carried out a transition to Gothic in the 13th and 14th centuries.

The, a military order, spread Gothic art into, and the Baltic region.The earliest example of Gothic architecture in Germany is, a Romanesque abbey in southwest Germany whose was built in the early 12th century by an anonymous architect.(1386–1517) is a Dominican monastery in. The monastery was built in the style to thank the for the Portuguese victory over the in the in 1385.Civic architecture. Tower and cloisters of, (1474–1480)The first universities in Europe were closely associated with the Catholic church, and in the late 15th century they adapted variations of the Gothic style for their architecture.

The Gothic style was adapted from English monasteries for use in the first colleges of, including. It was also used at the in Spain. The use of the late Gothic style at Oxford and inspired the picturesque Gothic architecture in U.S.

Colleges in the 19th and 20th century.By the late Middle Ages university towns had grown in wealth and importance as well, and this was reflected in the buildings of some of Europe's ancient universities. Particularly remarkable examples still standing nowadays include the in the, built during the 14th and 15th centuries; the of the in Bohemia; the of the in Spain; the chapel of; or the of the in, Poland.Military architecture. LondonIn England, partly in response to a philosophy propounded by the and others associated with the emerging revival of 'high church' or ideas during the second quarter of the 19th century, neo-Gothic began to become promoted by influential establishment figures as the preferred style for ecclesiastical, civic and institutional architecture.

The appeal of this (which after 1837, in Britain, is sometimes termed ), gradually widened to encompass 'low church' as well as 'high church' clients. This period of more universal appeal, spanning 1855–1885, is known in Britain as.The in London by Sir with interiors by a major exponent of the early Gothic Revival, is an example of the Gothic revival style from its earlier period in the second quarter of the 19th century. Examples from the High Victorian Gothic period include 's design for the in London, and 's chapel at. From the second half of the 19th century onwards, it became more common in Britain for neo-Gothic to be used in the design of non-ecclesiastical and non-governmental buildings types. Gothic details even began to appear in working-class housing schemes subsidised by philanthropy, though given the expense, less frequently than in the design of upper and middle-class housing.The middle of the 19th century was a period marked by the restoration, and in some cases modification, of ancient monuments and the construction of neo-Gothic edifices such as the nave of and the of as speculation of medieval architecture turned to technical consideration.

London's Palace of Westminster, St. Pancras railway station, New York's Trinity Church and St. Patrick's Cathedral are also famous examples of Gothic Revival buildings. Such style also reached the in the period, for instance, the which was located at the centre of in.While some credit for this new ideation can reasonably be assigned to German and English writers, namely, Franz Mertens, and Robert Willis respectively, this emerging style's champion was, whose lead was taken by archaeologists, historians, and architects like,. In the last years of the 19th century, a trend among study in art history emerged in Germany that a building, as defined by was an interpretation of space. When applied to Gothic cathedrals, historians and architects used to the dimensions of 17th and 18th or structures, were astounded by the height and extreme length of the cathedrals compared to its proportionally modest width., in the preceding century, was mesmerised by the space within a Gothic church and succeeding historians like, Walter Ueberwasser, and Maria Velte sought to rediscover the methodology used in their construction by making measurements and drawings of the buildings, and reading and making conjectures from documents and treaties pertaining to their construction. Gothic revival in France.

Marseille (1855–86)France had an abundance of original Gothic architecture, and therefore Gothic restoration largely replaced revival; few new buildings appeared in the Gothic style.The caused enormous damage to the Gothic architecture of France. And other cathedrals and churches were closed and stripped of much of their decoration. In the 1830s, under the new King, the historic and artistic value of Cathedrals and other Gothic monuments was recognized. Interest in the Gothic style was also stimulated by the huge success of the novel Notre Dame de Paris (known in English as ) by, published in 1831. The writings of the romantic author also played an important part; he praised the religious sentiments inspired by of the Gothic style, and declaring that the Gothic style was 'the true architecture of our country,' as important in the history of France as the forests of ancient Gaul. A Commission of Historic Monuments was created in 1837, and major program of cataloging, protection and restoration of Gothic monuments was organized by the writer and conducted largely by the architect.conducted the restoration of and many other churches, as well as the Gothic fortifications of and imaginatively finishing the castle of, which had been only a ruin. He did not always limit himself to strict restoration of what had existed; in 1838 he designed he built a new Gothic west facade for the Parish church of Saint-Ouen in.

The architects and then built (1846–57), the first entirely neo-Gothic church in Paris. Germany and Russia. Alexander Nevsky, completed in 1834German Gothic revival was born in 1785–86 in the, an early landscape garden built by near, in the garden of the country house of, designed. The Gothic House displayed his collection of medieval stained glass.

It inspired other Gothic-style country houses near Berlin and Kassel.In Germany, the early 19th-century Gothic revival had close ties to the movement of. Beginning in 1814, the writer and historian launched a movement for the completion, which had been halted in 1473. The work was begun in 1842, and the two towers were completed in 1880, six hundred years after the cathedral was begun. Similar projects were undertaken for, and the gate in Munich. The Baroque decoration of these monuments was removed, and they were returned to at least an approximation, sometimes romanticized, of their original Gothic appearance.The most picturesque example of Gothic revival is (1869–1876) in Bavaria built. For inspiration, Ludwig visited other Gothic reconstruction projects, and, a castle which had been reconstructed. The highly romantic Neuschwanstein Castle inspired, among other later buildings, the Sleeping Beauty Castle in (1955).Though Russia had no tradition of Gothic architecture, The Empress chose the style in, a large palace complex she constructed south of Moscow from 1776 until her death in 1796.

Later, Czar commissioned the German romantic writer and painter to design a Gothic chapel for his park at near St. It was completed in 1834.Italy. The Neo-Gothic in, Italy (1837)The Gothic revival in Italy focused on the completion of earlier Cathedrals, which had been largely left to crumble.

The most striking example was, which received a new facade in 1806–1813 which almost completely covered the original; it was designed by Giuseppe Zanoia. In 1888 it received a Gothic crown on the front facade. The famous spires and pinnacles of the building date to the 19th century.A small but notable example of Gothic revival in Italy is the in Padua, Italy (1837),.

It borrowed the style plus the pinnacles of Milan Cathedral. It became famous as the meeting place of Italian patriots rebelling against Austrian rule in 1848.Canada. The Gothic Revival in Toronto, by (1845–1848)One of the earliest and most highly decorated Gothic Revival churches in North America is the. Built in 1784–1795, on the site of a 17th-century church. The vaults are colored deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. The stained glass windows depict scenes from the religious history of Montreal.The English Gothic revival style was imported from England beginning in the 1830s, and was used primarily for Anglican and Catholic churches, and for university buildings.

The best-known Gothic revival buildings in Canada are those and the of the on in Ottawa, by (1859–1927). The architect constructed in Toronto (1845–48), and several other Gothic revival churches in the Province of.United States. On the campus of (1900–1902)The Gothic style was entirely contrary to the early architecture in the United States, which valued simplicity and a lack of ornament. It was also contrary to the Neoclassical style used for early U.S. Government buildings. However, in the mid to late 19th century, large cathedrals and churches began to be built in the Gothic Revival style, modeled after European cathedrals. University buildings also adopted the style, using English colleges as a model.

In the early 20th century, Gothic decorative elements appeared on the towers of the new skyscrapers, notably the by in New York and the in, by and, symbolizing the role of these buildings as 'cathedrals of commerce.' Gothic architecture also inspired a popular style of residential architecture in the United States in the mid-19th century. It was known as, and featured pointed, a steep gable roof, and other simple Gothic elements, embellished with wooden ornament cut with a or a in Gothic designs. Sometimes the wooden trim was attached to a brick house. It became a popular style for wooden churches in rural communities.

An example of Carpenter Gothic house, the, in appears in the background of the celebrated painting by, and gave the painting its name. Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. (1858–1939)In the 19th century, the Gothic style of church architecture was transported to Latin America by the Spanish and Portuguese, where it became a symbol of Christian values and traditions. It was also exported to Asia, largely for the churches of the European settlements there. The English Gothic style was a major influence in Australia, both for churches and civic buildings. (1867–70) was the only town hall in Australia (or perhaps anywhere) constructed by convicts.The (1879) was an enlargement of the first Christian church in Japan, which had been built in 1864.

It survived the dropping of an atomic bomb on in August 1945. The plan was taken from a Belgian model, and the stained glass was imported from France.The in, Mexico was begun in 1897, but construction was halted by the, and it was not completed until 1972.in (1906–1910) was originally built by the as their primary church in the trading port of Shanghai. In 1966, at the opening of the, from Beijing vandalized the, tearing down its and ceiling, and smashing its roughly 300 square meters of stained glass. For the next ten years the Cathedral served as a state-owned grain warehouse.

It was reopened in 1978 and the spires were restored in the 1980s.The has a number of churches with Gothic architecture, all of which built by the who were until 1898 were in control of the archipelago as a colony. Examples are the in completed in 1891 and the in which was completed in 1795 but was rebuilt in its present Gothic design in 1831. The main church in, the, was also originally Gothic in design by the time it was consecrated in 1848, but was redesigned in order to make room for more church-goers in the 1960s and was given its present -shaped design.In India, the city of (formerly Bombay) has a rich collection of neo-Gothic architecture. The style is found in the University buildings, the courthouse, and in the (former Victoria Terminus), the main railway station.Division of interior space Another characteristic feature of the Gothic style, domestic and ecclesiastical alike, is the division of interior space into individual cells according to the building's ribbing and vaults, regardless of whether or not the structure actually has a vaulted ceiling. This system of cells of varying size and shape juxtaposed in various patterns was again totally unique to antiquity and the and scholars, Frankl included, have emphasised the mathematical and geometric nature of this design.

Frankl in particular thought of this layout as 'creation by division' rather than the 's 'creation by addition.' Others, namely, and, instead proposed the term 'articulated architecture.' The opposite theory as suggested by and is of 'spacial unification', or of the creation of an interior that is made for sensory overload via the interaction of many elements and perspectives. Interior and exterior partitions, often extensively studied, have been found to at times contain features, such as thoroughfares at window height, that make the illusion of thickness. Additionally, the separating the isles eventually stopped being part of the walls but rather independent objects that jut out from the actual aisle wall itself. Influences Romanesque and Norman influence.