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Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, gothic architecture was europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century.. In gothic architecture, particularly in the later gothic styles, they became the most visible and characteristic element, giving a sensation of verticality and pointing upward, like the spires.

Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.. As a subset of the broader romanticism movement, the gothic aesthetic dealed with the darker side of.