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Meaning of GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

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 Definition: [n]  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 arches
 
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 Synonyms: Gothic
 
 See Also: architectural style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style, style of architecture, type of architecture

 

 

 

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