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  2. Influences upon Gothic architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Gothic style of architecture was strongly influenced by the Romanesque architecture which preceded it. Why the Gothic style emerged from Romanesque, and what the key influences on its development were, is a difficult problem for which there is a lack of concrete evidence because medieval Gothic architecture was not accompanied by contemporary written theory, in contrast to the 'Renaissance ...

  3. Gothic art - Wikipedia

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    Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern, Southern and Central Europe, never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy.

  4. Gothic architecture - Wikipedia

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    Influenced. Post-Gothic, Gothic Revival architecture, Baroque Gothic. Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. [1] It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by ...

  5. Gothic cathedrals and churches - Wikipedia

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    12th–16th centuries. Gothic cathedrals and churches are religious buildings created in Europe between the mid-12th century and the beginning of the 16th century. The cathedrals are notable particularly for their great height and their extensive use of stained glass to fill the interiors with light. They were the tallest and largest buildings ...

  6. Eclecticism in architecture - Wikipedia

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    Note the mix of neogothic with art nouveau and neoclassical styles. Eclecticism in architecture is a 19th and 20th century architectural style in which a single piece of work incorporates eclecticism, a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something that is new and original. In architecture and interior design, these ...

  7. Gothic secular and domestic architecture - Wikipedia

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    1360s windows, Old Town Hall (Rathaus), Regensburg (built 1245 onwards) [1] Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic ...

  8. Eclecticism - Wikipedia

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    Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases. However, this is often without conventions or rules dictating how or which ...

  9. English Gothic architecture - Wikipedia

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    English Gothic is an architectural style that flourished from the late 12th until the mid-17th century. [1][2] The style was most prominently used in the construction of cathedrals and churches. Gothic architecture's defining features are pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and extensive use of stained glass.