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Victorian Gothic Style

Victorian Gothic
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St. Pancras International Station
Location: Camden, London

Overview

This article will talk about the Victorian Gothic architectural style and its key characteristics. This style is also known as Gothic Revival architecture and is a form of Neo-Gothic style architecture.


Background


The Victorian Gothic architectural style started rose to prominence around the same time as the Neo-Gothic style became popular. This architectural style arose as a response to Palladianism, also known as Georgian architecture.[1]

Characteristics


Some characteristics of Victorian Gothic Architecture are tall spires and pointed arches, much like Gothic style architecture. Because this was a revival of the Gothic style it bears many of the same characteristics of this older style. This style of architecture is a more romanticized version of Gothic style architecture.[2]



References

  1. Manco, J. (2017). Architectural Style: Gothic Revival. Buildinghistory.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017, from http://www.buildinghistory.org/style/gothicrevival.shtml
  2. Style Guide: Gothic Revival - Victoria and Albert Museum. (2017). Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017, from http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/style-guide-gothic-revival/