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Gothic Survival architecture (German: Nachgotik, Italian: gotico postumo) refers to the continued use of Gothic motifs and forms following the Middle Ages in Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Examples were built from the end of the Middle Ages into the eighteenth century, and the Gothic remained a living tradition throughout that time.[1] It is distinguished from Late Gothic, which in some regions lasted along side later styles, and from Neogothic, which is a conscious copying of mediaeval Gothic buildings.
Features
editDistribution
editGothic Survival, Revival, and Late Gothic
editLate Gothic continued as a living style long after the Middle Ages came to a close, especially on the British Isles, and in Bohemia, Germany, Poland, and other associated areas. It was primarily used in religious and educational buildings. Sometimes such buildings are also termed "Gothic Survival" in English, although the
Examples
editCzechia
editFrance
edit- Orléans Cathedral, Orléans — specifically the parts rebuilt after the French Wars of Religion (1601–1829)
- Saint-Eustache, Paris (1532–1640)
Germany
editItaly
editRussia
editUnited Kingdom
editEngland
edit- Church of St Mary and St Andrew, Condover, Shropshire
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston, Wiltshire — the tower only (1730–3—by Thomas Sumsion)
- Church Without Dedication, Low Ham, Somerset
- Lincoln's Inn Chapel, London
- Peterhouse College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- St Dunstan-in-the-East, London
- Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Northern Ireland
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gothic Survival | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.