Gothic Revival architecture
Also known as: Neo-Gothic architecture · Neogothic architecture · Victorian Gothic architecture · Jigsaw Gothic · Gothic Revival style · Gothic Revival architecture
- 1The movement became widespread in the first half of the 19th century.
- 2It draws on medieval features including lancet windows, finials, and hood moulds.
- 3The style began to fall out of fashion during the 1880s and 1890s.
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
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The movement drew heavily from the Gothic Revival's preference for medieval craftsmanship and organic forms, viewing them as a moral alternative to the perceived soullessness of industrial architecture.
Gothic Revival was a widespread architectural movement that gained momentum in the 19th century, particularly in England. The style emerged from a gradual interest in medieval Gothic architecture that began in the late 17th century.
Tom Tower, Oxford, by Sir Christopher Wren 1681–1682, to match the Tudor surroundingsWikimedia Commons: File:Tom_Tower,_Christ_Church_2004-01-21.jpgThe Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia, United StatesWikimedia Commons: File:Savannah_cathedral_2015_17_046.jpgSint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk in Ostend (Belgium), built between 1899 and 1908Wikimedia Commons: File:Oostende_Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk_R02.jpg Admirers of the style sought to revive medieval forms to challenge the dominance of neoclassical architecture. By the mid-19th century, it had become the pre-eminent style in the Western world, characterized by features such as lancet windows, finials, and hood moulds. The movement eventually began to decline in popularity during the 1880s and 1890s.