Gothic
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- noun
- /ˈɡɑːθɪk/
- Specialized
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gótico
- Strawberry Hill was only the most visible manifestation of Walpole's enthusiasm for the Gothic.
- Gothic revival
- Romanesque and Gothic
- Gothic construction
But some of the things we touch on are surrealism and da da and Gothic architecture and plenty of other things beside.
- But some of the things we touch on are surrealism and da da and Gothic architecture and plenty of other things beside.
- They to find his office in this Gothic construction.
Examples
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For Walpole, the pointed arch, the signature feature of the Gothic for eighteenth-century commentators, is an "improvement" on the heavy, round-headed arches of the classical tradition.
Academic text (2013) -
The cathedral's towering spires and intricate stained glass are stunning examples of Gothic architecture.
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It's just to have a big old Gothic church there.
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You see the end of the great Gothic building enterprise, right.
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Here, the plan, structure, and proportions are nearer to High Gothic than Flamboyant.
Academic text (1998) -
Visitors often marvel at the Gothic details in the arches and buttresses of the old church.
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In Europe, many cities boast magnificent Gothic cathedrals that attract architecture enthusiasts.
Synonyms
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A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses
Compounds
- Literature
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Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events
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A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses
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A style of building that copies medieval Gothic churches, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Specialized
A style of church and cathedral building from 14th–15th century England with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped stone ceilings
- Specialized
A style of English church design from the 1300s and 1400s with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan vaults
- Specialized
An old East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths and known from a fourth-century Bible translation
A style of building design that copies medieval Gothic features like pointed arches and decorative stonework
A building style from the 1800s that copies old Gothic churches with pointed arches and tall towers
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Etymology
Gothic was a name later given by people who linked the medieval church buildings with the Goths and used it as 'barbarian' or old-fashioned, so Gothic now names the medieval style with pointed arches and flying buttresses.